Question 1:

(a) Describe the temperature and moisture characteristics of the three air masses that affect the United States throughout the entire year.  Be sure to include the name and two-letter designation for each of these air masses.

(b) Why is a cP air mass welcome in the summer time in the Midwest but not very welcome in the winter time?

Question 2: Comprehensively describe the necessary conditions and the formation of lake-effect snow that would affect the Syracuse, New York area.

Question 3: Describe the following characteristics associated with a Cold front:

(1)  frontal slope (steep or gentle)
(2)  type of vertical motions along the front (strong or weak)
(3)  characteristic clouds along the front (cumuliform or stratiform)
(4)  type of precipitation in terms of intensity (high or low) and duration (short or long)

Question 4:   

(a) Define the term: cyclogenesis

(b) Describe the location and role the upper-level Trough and the Jet Stream (especially the "Jet Streak") play in the formation of a strong, intense Middle-Latitude Cyclone.

Bonus:  Find and list a good website that provides an article about a specific example of a Nor' Easter.  NOTE:  you cannot use one that pertains to the March 1993 "Storm of the Century" Nor' Easter, that would be too easy.  Briefly talk about what you found interesting about it.