Q)state the characetristics of a cold front.

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The charcteristics of acold front are follows:-

a)the slope is greater near the surface where fronts progress is retarded by the friction.
b)the slope of the cold front is 1 to 50.
c)at the cold front dense Polar (P) Maritime (Pm) air mass under cuts warm tropical (T)
Maritime (Tm) air mass.
d)Due to steepened frontal slopes there is vigorous uplift of arm 'Tm' air which leads to
pronounced vertical development of cloud.
e)precipitation occurs in the form odf torrential rain showers & hailstorms,with
thunderstorm development & Tornadoes.
f)the duration of cold front cloud & precipitation is very small since,the horizontal extent of
the cumulus cloud cover is about 1000 km less than the warm front cover.
g)Immediately behind the actual cold front zone ,the cold dense 'Pm' air subsides into
flattened cumulus humilis clouds & this subsidence is usually accentuated by the
approachin high pressure cell or ridge.
h)Clouds like cirrus,cumulonimbus,cumulus humilis,cumulus congestus are found.