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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 narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.