• Equivalent thickness:
  The cloud field of the Detached Warm Front is within the crowding zone at the eastern branch of a pronounced ridge of the (equivalent) thickness.
• Absolute topography at 500 hPa:
  It is very similar to the (equivalent) thickness, therefore the cloudiness of the Detached Warm Front is also within the crowding zone at the eastern branch of a pronounced ridge of the absolute topography.
• Warm advection (WA):
  The cloudiness of the Detached Warm Front is superimposed by a distinct WA maximum. But often two WA maxima can be observed. In this case the northern maximum is in connection with the original Warm Front, and the southern one is connected with the Detached Warm Front.
• Windvectors at 500 hPa:
  The wind field has in the area of the cloud field of the Detached Warm Front a more or less strong southern component, and blows normal to the displacement of the whole frontal system of the ridge and frontal zones. Consequently, cloud elements of the Detached Warm Front are moving quickly southward while the complete cloud configuration is displaced eastward, mostly much more slowly.
• Shear vorticity at 300 hPa:
  The zero line coincides with the leading edge of the Warm Front cloud shield.
• Isotachs at 300 hPa:
  The leading edge of the Warm Front cloud shield is superimposed by a jet streak with intensities varying from case to case.

The parameter distribution is very similar to the ideal situation described above. If the wind vectors at 500 hPa (green arrows) are compared to the relative wind vectors (red wind flags) in the pictures of the relative streams (see Meteorological physical background) differences in the directions can be observed at a height close to 500 hPa (298K isentrope). While the absolute winds are coming from north-western directions the relative streams are coming from north-eastern directions, which is very close to the orientation of the cloud structure.