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Pay close attention to your question. A maritime (meaning oceanic) air mass has moisture, therefore it's not dry. Polar (meaning from the polar region) air mass is cold, therefore it is cold. Hence a maritime polar air mass would be moist and cold...how hard was that?

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Which are the characteristics of a maritime polar air mass?

A maritime polar air mass is characterized as a cold and moist air mass.


What are the characteristics of the air in a maritime polar air mass?

A maritime polar air mass is characterized as a cold and moist air mass.


Is a maritime polar air mass likely to be dry and cold?

Yes, maritime polar air masses are typically cold but moist, as they form over cold ocean waters. The moisture content can lead to cloudy and damp conditions, especially when the air mass interacts with warmer land areas.


What air mass composed of cold moist air?

A maritime polar air mass is composed of cold, moist air.


What is five types of air masses?

Maritime tropical: Warm and moist air mass that forms over tropical oceans. Continental tropical: Hot and dry air mass that forms over desert regions. Maritime polar: Cool and moist air mass that forms over ocean areas in higher latitudes. Continental polar: Cold and dry air mass that forms over polar regions. Arctic: Extremely cold and dry air mass that originates in the Arctic region.


What is polar maritime?

A maritime polar air mass is a mass of air, very much like that of continental polar air, that has passed over warm water (such as an ocean) thus rendering it unstable.


Where is the maritime polar air mass form?

The maritime polar air mass forms over the cold waters of the polar regions. It acquires its characteristics, including cool and humid air, as it moves over the oceans.


Identify the air mass indicated by this description composed of cold dry air?

Continental polar is indicated by composed of cold dry air.


Where does a Maritime Polar form?

A Maritime Polar air mass forms over the cold waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans in the mid-latitudes. It acquires its characteristics of cool and moist air as it moves over these bodies of water.


What type of air mass would form over the northern alantic ocean?

A maritime polar air mass would likely form over the northern Atlantic Ocean due to the cold ocean waters affecting the air temperature and humidity. This type of air mass is characterized by being cold and moist, bringing precipitation and possibly storms to neighboring regions.


What air mass is cold and humid?

Dampness, especially of the air. As quoted by this site. You'll have to look up the Cold part.


What would a wet cold air mass be called?

The abbreviation for a cold, wet air mass would be cP. This abbreviation when related to weather stands for continental polar air.