Air Masses

Atmospheric Science · Part 4

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Air Mass Classification
  2. 2.Source Region Requirements
  3. 3.Continental Polar (cP)
  4. 4.Maritime Polar (mP)
  5. 5.Continental Tropical (cT)
  6. 6.Maritime Tropical (mT)
  7. 7.Thermodynamic Classification Parameters
  8. 8.Static Stability of Source Regions
  9. 9.Air Mass Modification

Key Equations

$$\theta_e = \theta \exp\!\left(\frac{L_v \, w_s}{c_p \, T}\right)$$
$$w = \varepsilon \frac{e}{p - e}, \qquad \varepsilon = \frac{M_v}{M_d} \approx 0.622$$
$$\sigma = -\frac{T}{\theta}\frac{\partial \theta}{\partial p}$$
$$\frac{dT}{dt} \approx \frac{T_s - T}{\tau}$$

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This PDF is part of the Atmospheric Science course on CoursesHub.World. Study the physics of weather and climate from atmospheric thermodynamics to planetary atmospheres. Covers atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, radiation budgets, clima...

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