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warm front

Boundary between an advancing warm air mass and the cooler one it is replacing. Because warm air is less dense than cool air, an advancing warm front rises over a mass of cool air. Compare cold front.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 6 - Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity [2]

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