Frontolysis

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.

See also

• Frontogenesis
• Outflow boundary