they form over cold dry areas
Continental air masses. Tropical air masses form over water.
Continental Masses form over Land.
Continental polar air masses originate over cold, dry regions in the northern hemisphere, such as northern Canada and Siberia. These air masses form when cold air masses move southward from the polar regions and become isolated over land, leading to cooling and drying.
continental polar air mass
Maritime tropical (mT) air masses originate over warm ocean waters in tropical regions, bringing humid and warm conditions. Maritime polar (mP) air masses form over cold ocean waters in polar regions, resulting in cool and damp weather. Continental tropical (cT) air masses develop over hot, dry land areas, leading to warm and dry conditions. Continental polar (cP) air masses arise over cold land areas in polar regions, producing cold and dry air.
Continental air masses. Tropical air masses form over water.
over northern Canada and Alaska
Continental Masses form over Land.
Continental polar air masses originate over cold, dry regions in the northern hemisphere, such as northern Canada and Siberia. These air masses form when cold air masses move southward from the polar regions and become isolated over land, leading to cooling and drying.
continental polar air mass
Continental polar and continental tropical are alike in that they are dry air masses. The different between the two is that the continental polar is a cool air mass while the tropical is a very hot mass of air.
over northern Canada and Alaska
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.
Maritime tropical (mT) air masses originate over warm ocean waters in tropical regions, bringing humid and warm conditions. Maritime polar (mP) air masses form over cold ocean waters in polar regions, resulting in cool and damp weather. Continental tropical (cT) air masses develop over hot, dry land areas, leading to warm and dry conditions. Continental polar (cP) air masses arise over cold land areas in polar regions, producing cold and dry air.
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.
Continental tropical air masses form over hot, arid regions near the equator, such as the Sahara Desert in Africa or the southwestern United States. These air masses are characterized by high temperatures and low humidity.
there is maritime, tropical, continental, and polar, (correct me if im wrong) maritime means over the ocean, tropical means near the equator continental means over land, and polar means far from the equator