Air

Question 1

What is a air mass

Answer 1

A large body of air in which the temperature and humidity levels are similar over 700 km

Question 2

What is the only air mass not to reach the uk

Answer 2

Equatorial

Question 3

Where does a topical maritime air mass come from

Answer 3

Azores

Question 4

What weather does a tropical maritime bring

Answer 4

Winter :
Stratus drizzle, advection fog, poor vis

Summer: stable, clearer skies, haze

Question 5

What weather does a topical continental bring

Answer 5

No clouds, hot, dry, haze

Only in summer

If enough thermal triggering over water or lakes can cause thunderstorms

Question 6

What weather does a polar maritime bring

Answer 6

Winter = cb/ snow / RA / GR / possible TS

Summer = same as winter just no snow

Good vis outside precipitation

Question 7

What weather does a polar maritime returning bring

Answer 7

Layered clouds
Low levels = stable , stratus, drizzle

High levels = remains of TS / CB

Question 8

What weather does a artic maritime bring

Answer 8

Unstable, cb, TS, RA, SN, GR

Vis good outside of precipitation

Winter only

Question 9

What weather does a polar continental bring

Answer 9

Coldest air mass

Short sea track = dry, stable, no cloud, frost

Long sea track = picks up moisture, unstable, CB, TS, SN, RA, GR

Winter only