Air Mass
What is an air mass
What is a large body of air that extends for miles and miles and has consistent temperature and moisture
the central region of a hurricane with little wind or precipitation and descending air
the eye
what front does cold air move into warm air?
What is a cold front
time period for climate
average over years
a measure of how strongly an object reflects light from light sources
albedo
The type of air mass over Canada
the source of a hurricane's energy
condensation of water vapor
factor that affects climate
latitude, topography, vegetation, large bodies of water, etc
•the amount of water vapor in the air compared with the amount that the air can hold at that particular temperature
Air mass over the Gulf of Mexico
maritime tropical
used to measure tornadoes
Enhanced Fujita Scale
a trend of warmer oceans in the equatorial Pacific with decreased trade winds
El Nino
as air temperature increases, relative humidity....
decreases
air masses are named from these
source regions
used to measure hurricanes
an area of warm, desert on the leeward side of a mountain
rain shadow
clouds are classified by this
form and height
What happens when two air masses meet?
a front
three stages of a thunderstorm
cumulus, mature, final (or dissipating)
cold front
cycles related to earth’s movements, such as its orbit around the sun, that scientists think may help cause ice ages
Milankovitch theory
process whereby cloud droplets join into drops large enough to fall
coalescence