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115: 25: 206:. Convection is very prevalent around shortwave troughs because not only do they provide forcing, but they are also associated with systems that provide other ingredients for the formation of thunderstorms, such as 166:(CAA), which influence temperature. Due to the way they move the air around them and the way air moves away from them, shortwaves produce positive curvature 222:
because the ingredients are usually enhanced by shortwaves because these are stronger than the mean environment and weather systems around them.
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and positive shear vorticity, respectively. Ahead of a shortwave there is large-scale lift due to divergence from
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to the synoptic scale. Shortwaves are most frequently caused by either a cold pool or an upper level
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Shortwave troughs are a cause of lift, or forcing, which is required for the development of
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pattern. Its length scale is much smaller than that of and is embedded within
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Shortwaves are often associated with warm air advection (WAA) or cold air
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