锢囚锋(锢囚锋面):一种天气锋面结构,通常发生在温带气旋中;当移动更快的冷锋追上并抬升前方的暖锋时,暖空气被迫抬升到地面之上,地面上常表现为两侧较冷空气交汇。常伴随范围较广的云系、降水与风向/气压变化。(也可细分为“冷锢囚”和“暖锢囚”。)
/əˈkluːdɪd frʌnt/
An occluded front brought steady rain all afternoon.
锢囚锋让整个下午都下着持续的雨。
As the cyclone matured, the occluded front wrapped around the low-pressure center, producing layered clouds and widespread precipitation.
随着气旋发展成熟,锢囚锋围绕低压中心卷绕,形成层状云并带来大范围降水。
occluded 来自拉丁语 occludere,意为“关闭、堵住、遮蔽”(ob- “向、对着” + claudere “关闭”)。在气象学里,occluded front 的含义是“锋面被‘封闭/堵住’”:暖空气不再在地面维持锋面位置,而被冷空气抬升到上方,地面上呈现“暖锋被赶上并消失在地面”的状态。