Figure 2: Pressure Patterns at the Surface (IMAGE)

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Figure 2: Pressure Patterns at the Surface

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Pressure patterns at the surface (isobars, hPa) and air temperatures at around 1,500 meters for the Japan cold wave (Feb. 9, 2015) and North America cold wave (Feb. 16, 2015). There is a west-high, east-low pressure pattern, and low pressure troughs have developed at sea.

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