Environmental Engineering Reference
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Figure 7.6
Vertical cloud distribution associated with a
model mid-latitude cyclone. Detailed or even major
differences occur in most cyclones. Plates 6.1 and 7.2 show
cyclonic cloud patterns on satellite images.
Figure 7.7
Mean rainfall relative to depression tracks over
the British Isles.
Source: After Sawyer (1956).
decreasing northwards and southwards. The width affected may stretch for about 1200
km but will vary between depressions. The actual track of the depression is determined
by air flow in the upper atmosphere and the temperature gradient at the ground.
