Questions tagged [synoptic]

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Why are frontal zones connected to low-pressure systems but not to high-pressure systems?

Frontal zones (e. g. a warm or a cold front) are connected to low-pressure systems. But why do high-pressure systems not have frontal zones?
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Cloudless sky in synop message?

SYNOP code (see http://weather.unisys.com/wxp/Appendices/Formats/SYNOP.html) has a field for describing cloud types by different levels, given as "8NCCC" (see link for further info, Cloud type information). And there is a program for converting…
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