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Weather and Climate: Ch. 8 Flashcards

1
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Large body of air

A

Air Masses

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2
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Uniform conditions of air masses

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  • Temp
  • Moisture
  • Stability
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3
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Air masses are _____ miles or more across

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1000

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4
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Where air mass originates

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Source region

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5
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Source region of air masses

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  • Usually flat and uniform
  • Light surface winds
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Classification based on temp and humidity:

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P = polar (cold)
T = tropical (warm)
A = Arctic
m = maritime (water)
c = continental (land)

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7
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cP

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Continental Polar

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Source of Continental Polar

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Norther interior of Canada and Alaska

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Characteristics of Continental Polar

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cool, dry, stable

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Winter in Continental Polar

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bitterly cold, dry

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Summer in Continental Polar

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mild, pleasant

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12
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Continental Polar has no _________ barriers to restrain it

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topographic

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Air mass modified by land surface it travels over

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Continental Polar (cP)

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Source of Continental Arctic

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Frozen Ocean and Greenland

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15
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cA

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Continental Arctic

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16
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Characteristics of Continental Arctic

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exceptionally cold, dry

17
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Responsible for winter cold waves in Great Plains

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Continental Arctic (cA)

18
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Snowstorm form downwind of Great Lakes

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Lake-Effect Snow

19
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When is Lake-Effect Snow?

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autumn and early winter

20
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What happens in Lake-Effect Snow?

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  • Cold air moves over warmer lakes
  • Water vapor absorbed
  • Snow on edge of lake
21
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mP

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Maritime Polar

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Source of Maritime Polar

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North Pacific and North Atlantic

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Characteristics of Maritime Polar

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cool, moist

24
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mT

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Maritime Tropical

25
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Source of Maritime Tropical

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Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, SE Pacific

26
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Characteristics of Maritime Tropical

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warm, humid

27
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Oppressive summer heat and humidity east of Rocky Mountains

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Maritime Tropical (mT)

28
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Primary source of precipitation in eastern 2/3 of U.S.

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Maritime Tropical (mT)

29
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Source of Continental Tropical (cT)

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Deserts of Mexico and SW U.S. in summer

30
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Characteristics of Continental Tropical

31
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cT

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Continental Tropical

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