- Abstract
- 1. The continua of the atmosphere and history
- 2. Extratropical cyclones—The Forrest Gump of the atmosphere
- 3. Theories of cyclones and cyclogenesis
- 4. Where do extratropical cyclones occur? Jet streams and storm tracks
- 5. Fronts and frontogenesis
- 6. Conceptual models of cyclone and frontal evolution
- 7. Prediction
- 8. The past, present, and future
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