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‹ 050 Meteorology

Air masses

6 min read

Named by where they come from

Maritime (m) or continental (c): moist or dry.

Arctic (A), polar (P) or tropical (T): cold or warm.

So mP is maritime polar, cT continental tropical, and so on.

IN THIS LESSON

  • How the journey changes them
  • The usual characters

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