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Warm Occlusion


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Warm Occlusion A frontal zone formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and, finding colder air ahead of the warm front, leaves the ground and rises up and over this denser air. Compare with cold occlusion.


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