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What directions would polar and tropical air masses move in the southern hemisphere?
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in the south, tropical air masses would be moving north or upwards. polar air mass would be moving sideways or west.
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What are warm moist air masses that form near the equator called?
maritime tropical
Which air masses have warm moist air?
Maritime tropical air masses have warm, moist air.
What is the four different air masses?
The 4 major air masses are continental polar (cP), continental tropical (cT), marine polar (mP) and marine tropical (mT). Generally, continental air masses are drier than marine air masses, and polar air masses are cooler than tropical air masses. cT air masses are relatively limited in distribution existing in the south west North America and North Africa.
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 happens when clouds form moist winds during orographic lifting?
The moist clouds are formed and forced up to higher elevations, like mountains.CORRECT Hot spots on the Tropical Oceans cause a Rising Column of Hot, Moist, Air. The Column begins to rotate in a vertical spiral due to Rotation of the Earth. In the Northern Hemisphere the Rotation of the Column is Counter-clockwise, Opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. The Largest of these Rotating Air Masses become Hurricanes travelling Westward across the Tropical Oceans until they make Landfall.
What continents have some of the land masses in the southern hemisphere?
South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica are continents that have land masses in the Southern Hemisphere. Some southern islands of Asia are also in the southern hemisphere.
What continents have some of their land mass in the southern hemisphere?
South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica are continents that have land masses in the southern hemisphere. Some southern islands of Asia are also in the southern hemisphere.
Why no D climates in the southern hemisphere?
Because there are no large land masses
What geographical phenomenon makes winds and air masses deflects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left on the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis Effect.
What are warm moist air masses that form near the equator called?
maritime tropical
Which air masses have warm moist air?
Maritime tropical air masses have warm, moist air.
Do colder air masses move from north to south?
Not necessarily. While cold air masses in the northern hemisphere often originate farther north than the areas they move into, they most often move westward, as they are usually brought in by westward-moving systems that rotate counterclockwise. In the southern hemisphere the air masses originate in the south and are associated with clockwise-rotating systems.
What are the characteristic of air masses?
maritime tropical
What is the four different air masses?
The 4 major air masses are continental polar (cP), continental tropical (cT), marine polar (mP) and marine tropical (mT). Generally, continental air masses are drier than marine air masses, and polar air masses are cooler than tropical air masses. cT air masses are relatively limited in distribution existing in the south west North America and North Africa.
Is it true that Air masses that form near the equator are tropical air masses?
yes
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 are the types of air masses?
The 4 major air masses are continental polar (cP), continental tropical (cT), marine polar (mP) and marine tropical (mT). Generally, continental air masses are drier than marine air masses, and polar air masses are cooler than tropical air masses. cT air masses are relatively limited in distribution existing in the south west North America and North Africa.
