Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual page 205

Weather map with information on a cyclone
(example)
The following information is shown (if
available):
category of the tropical storm
R
date and time of observation (time stamp)
R
directional movement speed and path
R
i
The directional movement speed is the
speed at which the storm cell moves.
Weather fronts
The Atmospheric Pressure
activated ( page 201) and weather data is
Y
available.
Weather map showing the position of high and low-
pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts and isobars
(example)
i
Isobars are lines that show where the air
pressure is the same.
Weather fronts (legend)
Cold front (blue line with blue triangles)
:
Warm front (red line with red semi-circles)
;
Stationary front (red-blue line with red
=
semi-circles and blue triangles)
Occlusion (violet line with a violet semi-
?
circle and triangles)
Weather
front
Cold front
display layer is
Warm front This can mean longer periods
Stationary
front
Occlusion
SIRIUS Weather
Explanation
If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changeable
and there are often rain
showers and thunderstorms.
The air temperature
decreases.
of rain and can lead to an
increase in cloud cover and a
slow increase in temperature.
The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
This occurs when a faster cold
front reaches an advancing
warm front and combines
with it. The weather remains
changeable and rainy within
an occlusion.
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