Air Masses UK
- Created by: Charlie Davies
- Created on: 26-05-14 19:07
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- Five Air Masses Affect UK
- Air masses are large volumes of air with a similar temp.and water vapour content
- they cover large areas and can travel long distances
- classified by region they form over
- Arctic/Polar= form at high latitudes= cool
- Tropical= form at low latitudes=warm
- Maritime= form over oceans= high water vapour content
- Continental= form over land= lower water vapour content
- classified by region they form over
- Arctic Maritime
- form over Arctic ocean
- bring very cold, wet air which causes cold weather & rain
- Polar Continental
- form over Siberia
- bring cold, dry air which causes very cold dry weather
- can bring snow if picks up moisture over North Sea
- Tropical Continental
- form over Africa
- bring warm dry air, causes hot dry weather
- Tropical Maritime
- form over Atlantic Ocean
- bring warm, wet air causes warm weather and rain
- Polar Maritime
- from over North Atlantic Ocean
- bring cold,wet air which causes cold weather and rain
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