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fronts  

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  • The most common definition of a front is a “boundary between dissimilar air masses.” While this boundary is typically manifested as a thermal discontinuity, in some cases a moisture discontinuity can also behave as a front. In the plains of the United States, this moisture discontinuity is commonly referred to as a dryline, separating continental tropical and maritime tropical air masses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Fronts]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L8J0757T-6

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