Geography
Air Mass
Q1 A Air Mass is an extremely large body of air whose properties of temperature and moisture content (humidity), at any given altitude, are fairly similar in any horizontal direction. * can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles. there can be small variations
An air mass is a large body of air that have similar characteristics, such as pressure, temperature, and moisture. What determines its characteristics is the source region. The source region is the surface over which it is formed. For example, if an air mass formed over an ocean near the equator, it would be called a mT. m stands for maritime (ocean) and T stands for tropical (near the equator/hot). Hope this helped!
BThere's actually six which affect Ireland.
There are four main types of air mass.
Tropical continental (Tc)
Tropical maritime (Tm)
Polar continental (Pc)
Polar maritime (Pm)
And two further sub-divisions.
Arctic maritime (Am)
Returning polar maritime (rPm)
C Home Secondary Key Stage 4 Air Key Stage 4 - Air | Air masses and fronts1. Introduction 1.1 Definition 1.2 Source of an air mass 1.3 Air-mass modification2. Air-mass types 2.1 Tropical continental 2.2 Polar continental 2.3 Tropical maritime 2.4 Polar maritime 2.5 Arctic maritime 2.6 Returning polar maritime3. Between the air masses 3.1 Historical introduction 3.2 Fronts 3.3 Models of mid-latitude depressions 3.4 The passage of a mature depression across the United Kingdom 4. Questions 1. Introduction 1.1 DefinitionAir masses are parcels of air that bring distinctive weather features to the country. An air mass is a body or 'mass'of air in which the horizontal gradients or changes in temperature and humidity are relatively slight. That is to say that the air making up the mass is very uniform in temperature and humidity.An air mass is separated from an adjacent body of air by a transition that may be more sharply defined. This
Q1 A Air Mass is an extremely large body of air whose properties of temperature and moisture content (humidity), at any given altitude, are fairly similar in any horizontal direction. * can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles. there can be small variations
An air mass is a large body of air that have similar characteristics, such as pressure, temperature, and moisture. What determines its characteristics is the source region. The source region is the surface over which it is formed. For example, if an air mass formed over an ocean near the equator, it would be called a mT. m stands for maritime (ocean) and T stands for tropical (near the equator/hot). Hope this helped!
BThere's actually six which affect Ireland.
There are four main types of air mass.
Tropical continental (Tc)
Tropical maritime (Tm)
Polar continental (Pc)
Polar maritime (Pm)
And two further sub-divisions.
Arctic maritime (Am)
Returning polar maritime (rPm)
C Home Secondary Key Stage 4 Air Key Stage 4 - Air | Air masses and fronts1. Introduction 1.1 Definition 1.2 Source of an air mass 1.3 Air-mass modification2. Air-mass types 2.1 Tropical continental 2.2 Polar continental 2.3 Tropical maritime 2.4 Polar maritime 2.5 Arctic maritime 2.6 Returning polar maritime3. Between the air masses 3.1 Historical introduction 3.2 Fronts 3.3 Models of mid-latitude depressions 3.4 The passage of a mature depression across the United Kingdom 4. Questions 1. Introduction 1.1 DefinitionAir masses are parcels of air that bring distinctive weather features to the country. An air mass is a body or 'mass'of air in which the horizontal gradients or changes in temperature and humidity are relatively slight. That is to say that the air making up the mass is very uniform in temperature and humidity.An air mass is separated from an adjacent body of air by a transition that may be more sharply defined. This