Arctic front
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The Arctic front is a term used to describe the semipermanent, semi-continuous weather front
between the cold arctic air mass
and the warmer air of the polar cell
. It can also be defined as the southern boundary of the Arctic air mass.
Weather front
A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena. In surface weather analyses, fronts are depicted using various colored lines and symbols, depending on the type of front...
between the cold arctic air mass
Air mass
In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. Air masses cover many hundreds or thousands of square miles, and adopt the characteristics of the surface below them. They are classified according to latitude and their continental or maritime...
and the warmer air of the polar cell
Polar cell
Polar cell may refer to:*Polar vortex, a constituent of atmospheric circulation*Polar body...
. It can also be defined as the southern boundary of the Arctic air mass.