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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Interestingly, a weather balloon launched around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening from Corpus Christi found a nearly record-moist tropical air mass in place.
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Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Another worry is that lack of ice cover leaves the lakes more prone to lake-effect snow, which requires warm open water and a cold, dry air mass.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
In the statement issued Sunday, the NWS said a dry air mass for late March will be over the Connecticut region Monday and minimum relative humidities will drop near or below 30 percent.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
Meteorologists project that the rain will continue into the weekend for residents between San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with the chance for thunderstorms increasing to 25-35% as the polar air mass continues to destabilize the atmosphere throughout the day.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Another worry is that lack of ice cover leaves the lakes more prone to lake-effect snow, which requires warm open water and a cold, dry air mass.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
In the statement issued Sunday, the NWS said a dry air mass for late March will be over the Connecticut region Monday and minimum relative humidities will drop near or below 30 percent.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
Meteorologists project that the rain will continue into the weekend for residents between San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with the chance for thunderstorms increasing to 25-35% as the polar air mass continues to destabilize the atmosphere throughout the day.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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