Air Masses Flashcards
What is the source area for tropical maritime ?
Atlantic Ocean
What weather does tropical maritime bring?
Warm and Wet
What weather does tropical continental bring ?
Warm and Dry
What is the source area for tropical continental ?
Southern Europe and North Africa.
What weather does polar maritime bring ?
Cold and Wet.
What is the source area for polar maritime ?
North Atlantic
What weather does polar continental bring ?
Cold and Dry.
What is the source area for polar continental ?
Northern Europe.
What weather does arctic maritime bring?
Very Cold. Not always wet due to low humidity .
If the source area is land what will the weather be like ?
Dry.
If the source area is oceans what would the weather be like?
Wet.
If the source area is the Tropics what would the weather be like ?
Warm.
If the source area is Arctic , what would the weather be like ?
Cold.
