Frontolysis (also known as Frontal decay) in
meteorology
Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...
, is the dissipation or weakening of an atmospheric front.
It is generally described as a decrease in
temperature gradients between colliding
air masses
In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and humidity. Air masses cover many hundreds or thousands of square miles, and adapt to the characteristics of the surface below them. They are classified according to ...
or can be caused by a shift in
wind pattern.
In contrary to areas of "
Frontogenesis", the areas where air masses diverge are called areas of frontolysis.
See also
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Frontogenesis
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Outflow boundary
An outflow boundary, also known as a gust front, is a storm-scale or mesoscale meteorology, mesoscale boundary separating thunderstorm-cooled air (Outflow (meteorology), outflow) from the surrounding air; similar in effect to a cold front, with ...
References
Synoptic meteorology and weather
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