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What is Air Mass?

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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Glossary

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...