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Air Mass & Fronts

TermDefinition
Continental Air Mass Dry (Form over land)
Maritime Air Mass Wet (Form over ocean)
Tropical Air Mass Warm
Arctic Air Mass Colder
Polar Air Mass Cold
Warm Front Warm air mass hits cold air mass and then rises up. Long periods of extended rainfall then warm air.
Cold Front Cold air mass hits warm air mass and forces it up. Short periods of intense rain shortly after the front’s arrival followed by cool, clear weather.
Occluded Front A faster moving cold front catches up to a warm front and forces the warm air upward. There is usually precipitation along an occluded front
Stationary Front Two air masses meet and stop. The weather will remain the same until some other movement occurs.
Coriolis Effect The deflection of air or water caused by Earth’s Rotation
Cyclone Low pressure center where winds move inwards & counterclockwise. At the center, air is rising and they are associated with cloudy skies
Anticyclone High pressure center where winds move outwards & clockwise. At the center, air is sinking and they are associated with clear skies
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