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It refers to the air above the Arctic continent.

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An air mass that forms over land at a high latitude is most likely?

Either continental polar (cP) or continental arctic (cA).


What type of air masses is associated with warm dry atmospheric conditions?

A continental polar air mass is associated with sunny days and cold nights. This type of air mass is both cold and dry. Other types of air masses are continental arctic and continental tropical.


What is an air mass that forms over a desert called?

Hot, dry and low pressure forms over hot deserts. Known as a tropical continental air mass.


What are the three types of air mass?

there are 5 types of air masses... 1. Arctic Polar 2. Continental Polar 3. Maritime Polar 4. Continental Tropical 5. Maritime Tropical


What type of air exist in a continental polar air mass?

There are cold and dry air that exists in a continental polar air mass


A contienetal polar air mass forms in?

A continental polar air mass are cold to cool and dry, but are not as cold as the Arctic air masses. Continental Polar air masses form over Canada and Siberia. These air masses bring cold air during the winter and cool, relatively clear, rather pleasant weather in the summer. The air mass is stable and usually prevents cloud formation.


Air mass that formed over northern Mexico and affected the southwestern US would be a?

continental tropical air mass.


What is continental air?

A continental air mass covers a big area.


Why is an arctic air mass more stable than a tropical air mass?

The Arctic air is more dense, and therefore does not rise as easily.


What air mass symbol is cT?

continental tropical air mass =)


What is five types of air masses?

the four different types of air masses are continental polar,and tropical. maritime tropical, and polar. the 5 kinds ofair masses are: Cp: continental polar Ct: continental tropical Ca: continental artic Mp: maritime polar Mt: maritime tropical (Ma:maritime artic) maritime artic is much less common than the other air masses, because very cold air is less likely to be moist.


Where does a continental air mass forms?

A continental polar air mass forms over land in northern Canada. A continental polar air mass forms inland from the oceans of Northern Russia, Siberia and Northern Canada.