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Where are the source regions for the Maritime tropical air masses that affect North America?
The source region for the maritime tropical air mass originate over the warm waters of the southern Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
What determines the direction in which air masses flow across the US?
the gulf of mexico
Where does the warm moist air originate?
It originates in the Gulf of Mexico and is Martitime tropical (a kind of air mass).
The meeting of which air masses causes thunderstorms in the spring?
Some maritime tropical air masses originate in the subtropical Pacific Ocean, where it is warm and air must travel a long distance over water. These rarely extend north or east of southern California. Some maritime tropical air masses originate over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. They can be associated with fog and low clouds as they moves northward. In the spring and summer, this air mass accounts for the thunderstorms in the Great Plains and elsewhere.
How the tornados form?
You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet, they create instability in the atmosphere.
What kind of air masses are colliding over tornado alley?
The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.
What type of air travels to tornado alley from the gulf of Mexico?
The Gulf of Mexico provides warm, moist air.
Which is not an area where the maritime tropical air masses that affect north America originate?
The Hudson Bay is not an area where the maritime tropical air masses that affect north America originate.
What are the origins of different tornado air masses?
Tornadoes in the United States are generally associated with collisions of air masses. In mmany cases there is a warm, moist air mass that originates over the Gulf of Mexico. This meets a cool air mass from Canada, a warm, dry air mass from the Rocky Mountains, or both.
Explain why the following factors affect Miami's climate Latitude Inland Lakes Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico currents Elevation Hurricanes Air Masses?
Because of the location.
Air masses originate in polar and subtropical?
high-pressure belts
An air mass that comes up from the gulf of Mexico would most likely be what?
The maritime tropical air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico.
