Monthly Archives: April 2008

Frontal or Cyclonic Rain

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Frontal (or Cyclonic) Rain is caused by cyclonic activity and it occurs along the fronts of the cyclone. It is formed when two masses of air of different temperature, humidity and density meets. For example meeting of moisture laden warm … Continue reading →

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Air Fronts

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Fonts the boundaries between air masses A front is defined as the transition zone between two air masses of different density. Fronts extend not only in the horizontal direction, but in the vertical as well. Therefore, when referring to the … Continue reading →

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Mansoon

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The “Monsoon”, from the Arabic “mauism” meaning “season”, defines a wind that changes direction with the seasons. Monsoons develop as a result of changing patterns of atmospheric pressure caused by the varied heating and cooling rates of continental landmasses and … Continue reading →

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Mercator’s Projection

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The Mercator projection was invented by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish mapmaker. His name is a latinized version of Gerhard Kramer. This is his famous world map of 1569. A modern Mercator projection map The property of the Mercator projection map … Continue reading →