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What is Continental Air Mass?

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

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Glossary

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.