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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

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...