Question

You live in the northeast US, and over the course of a particular winter, you experienced frequent snow, poor weather, and well below normal temperatures. Your friend, who lives in the southwest US, experienced mostly fair weather and average (mild) temperatures through that same winter. Based on the discussion of mid-latitude cyclone formation in chapter 12, explain why this pattern of winter weather in each location would likely persist every winter.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mid latitude cyclone are low pressure regional cyclone system formed in 30 to 55 N or S. In this region continental polar and tropical air masses collide to form fronts. Fronts are the boundary between two air masses. This front pushes the warm air to the north and cold air to the south and generating a clockwise rotation. Cyclone starts to form from southwest and reaches mature stage to form a well developed cold front and warm front.This cyclone become weak, both cold and warm front merge as occluded front, this causes the snow and poor weather condition in northeast US, same time southwest is the formation zone, so mild temperature.