Make a comparative description of the main types of air masses
May 23, 2020 | Education
| Air mass name | Formation area | Basic properties |
1. Arctic (Antarctic) | Arctic and Antarctica (polar latitudes) | 1) Low temperature.
2) Low moisture content. 3) Greater transparency. |
2) Moderate | In temperate latitudes | 1) Continental – in the winter they are very chilled, in the summer they are dry and very hot.
2) Sea – wet. |
3) Tropical | In the tropics and subtropics | |
4) Equatorial | In equatorial latitudes | 1) High temperature.
2) High humidity. 3) Low atmospheric pressure. |
