Frontolysis (also known as Frontal decay) in meteorology, is the dissipation or weakening of an atmospheric front.1 It is generally described as a decrease in temperature gradients between colliding air masses or can be caused by a shift in wind pattern.2
In contrary to areas of "Frontogenesis", the areas where air masses diverge are called areas of frontolysis.
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- "Frontolysis - (Meteorology) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations | Fiveable". library.fiveable.me. Retrieved 2024-10-31.