Question

Which air masses would have warm, moist air?

A.continental tropical

B.maritime tropical

Answer 1

@freckles @YanaSidlinskiy @One098 @pooja195 @paki @Godlovesme @Joel_the_boss @King.Void. @Luigi0210

Answer 2

Which do you think and why?

Answer 3

@pooja195 I think B Because I believe i did this in class :p

Answer 4

After taking a look at this link......You should be able to get the answer right off the bat! http://www.theweatherprediction.com/basic/airmass/

Answer 5

plz tell us the definition of
continental tropical
maritime tropical

Answer 6

@YanaSidlinskiy So i was right!! :D I got a D in science so :pp ;-;

Answer 7

Maritime Tropical

The maritime tropical air mass is most often felt in the Southeast US. In the winter this air mass is shoved toward the equator but in summer it can cover much of the US east of the Rockies. This air mass results from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Stream. The warm waters in this region evaporate an enormous volume of water. Cold water currents tend to stabilize the atmosphere and produce little evaporation while warm waters destabilize the atmosphere and add moisture. The warm waters warm the low levels of the atmosphere. Temperatures in this air mass warm to highs in the 80's and 90's in the summer and the 70's and 80's in winter. High dewpoints characterize mT air. At all times of the year dewpoints are greater than 50 � F. The majority of US thunderstorm activity develops within the mT airmass, most being by way of scattered thermodynamic thunderstorms and thunderstorms out ahead of fronts.
As the maritime tropical airmass moves over land it begins to "pick up" characteristics of a continental climate. This is particularly true when the mT airmass moves toward the North. The mT airmass modifies due to lower sun angles, drier land below, and cooler land below.

Answer 8

Continental Tropical

The source region for cT air is the desert Southwest, the high plains and Mexico. The air has low dewpoints and warm to hot afternoon temperatures but with mild nighttime temperature. Due to the buoyancy and elevation of cT air across North America, this air will advect into the mid levels of the atmosphere once it moves out of its source region. This creates a cap of mild dry air. If this air advects over PBL mT air, the severe thunderstorm threat increases significantly. The boundary of cT is most noticeable with the creation of a dryline. A dryline separates mT air from cT air. Depending on the strength of the dryline, convergence along the dryline and the dynamics above the dryline, severe thunderstorms can form near a dryline boundary.

Answer 9

@Ahmedsamier

Answer 10

There you go!:)

Answer 11

@YanaSidlinskiy Thank you so much I hope this and help with a few other questions will get me a B or A !:)

Answer 12

Awesome! Hopefully! It's always good to hope for the good!!:)

Answer 13

thx ^_^