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Air Masses & Fronts

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air mass large body of air with similar temperatures and humidity
source region area where an air mass forms
weather condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
maritime tropical wet, warm air mass
maritme polar wet, cold air mass
continental tropical dry, warm air mass
continental polar dry, cold air mass
Gulf of Mexico source region for a maritme tropical air mass
Canada or Alaska source region for a continental polar air mass
Sahara Desert source region for a continental tropical air mass
North Atlantic Ocean source region for a maritime polar air mass
front place where two or more air masses meet
cold front occurs when a cold air mass 'pushes" a warm air mass out of an area
warm front occurs when a warm air mass "pushes" a cold air mass out of an area
blue triangles symbol for a cold front
red half-circles symbol for a warm front
red half-circles and blue triangles on opposite sides of a line symbol for a stationary front
red half-circles and blue triangles on the same side of a line symbol for an occluded front
stationary front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meets and neither one moves
occluded front occurs when a warm air mass is sandwiched between two cold air masses
light rain or showers type of precipitation found in a warm front
heavy rain or thunderstorms type of precipitation found in a cold front
light rain followed by heavier rain type of precipitation found in an occluded front
rain for a long period of time type of precipitation found in a stationary front
 

 



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