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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The initial formation of a [[front]] or frontal zone.</div><br/> </div>
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In general, an increase in the horizontal [[gradient]] of an [[airmass]] property, principally [[density]],  and the development of the accompanying features of the [[wind field]] that typify a [[front]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 30 March 2024

  1. The initial formation of a front or frontal zone.
  2. In general, an increase in the horizontal gradient of an airmass property, principally density, and the development of the accompanying features of the wind field that typify a front.
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