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

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Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...