What is Continental Air Mass?

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...