air mass
noun
: a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles horizontally and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and maintaining as it travels nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level
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Lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold, dry air travels over open water, sucking up moisture that is released when the air mass hits land.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The arctic blast's effects are expected to taper off early in the week, but forecasters warned that colder air was still headed south, with an Arctic air mass spilling south out of Canada.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Even if the cold Canadian air mass is delayed in its southward progression, the combination of drenching rain and strong winds could create hazardous conditions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Bomb cyclones can occur when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, which is how some significant winter storms can happen.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The arctic blast's effects are expected to taper off early in the week, but forecasters warned that colder air was still headed south, with an Arctic air mass spilling south out of Canada.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Even if the cold Canadian air mass is delayed in its southward progression, the combination of drenching rain and strong winds could create hazardous conditions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Bomb cyclones can occur when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, which is how some significant winter storms can happen.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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