Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual page 185

Displaying weather fronts:
Activate the Atmospheric Pressure
X
level ( page 182).
Y
If weather data is available, the weather map
will then display the weather fronts.
The example shows the position of high and
low-pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts and
isobars. Isobars are lines that show where the
air pressure is the same.
Legend: weather fronts
Weather Explanation
front
Cold front If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changeable
(blue line with
and there are often rain
blue triangles)
showers and thunderstorms.
The air temperature decrea-
ses.
Warm front A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady rain,
(red line with
more cloud cover and a slow
red semi-cir-
rise in temperature.
cles)
Stationary The weather front moves
front minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
(red and blue
area.
line with red
semi-circles
and blue trian-
gles)
Occlusion When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
(purple line
warm front ahead of it, an
with purple
occluded front is formed. The
semi-circles
weather remains changeable
and triangles)
and rainy within an occlu-
sion.
Displaying storm tracking information:
display Activate the
X
play level (
If weather data is available, the weather map
will then display storm tracking information.
Example: in the middle of the map you can see
the current position of the tropical low-pres-
sure area (cyclone). To the right of this a solid
line shows the previous path with positions
and times. The forecast for the direction of
propagation is shown by a dotted line with
positions and times.
You can find out detailed information on a
cyclone in the Storm Guide (
A tropical storm is separated into different cat-
egories according to the location at which it
develops.
Region of origin
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
Oceans
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
Oceans
Weather forecasts
Tropical Storm Tracking
page 182).
Y
page 185).
Y
category
Name of tropical low-
pressure system
ical Low Press.
Sys.)
Name of tropical low-
pressure system
ical Low Press.
Sys.)
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