cold air mass

  • 1cold air-mass — šaltoji oro masė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sąlygiškai žemos atmosferos oro temperatūros oro masė palyginti su oro mase, esančia už fronto linijos. Atslinkusi šaltoji oro masė sukelia kamuolinių – lietaus – debesų… …

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  • 2Cold air damming — Cold air damming, or CAD, is a meteorological phenomenon that involves a high pressure system interacting with local geographic features. A cold air damming situation typically involves a high pressure system located poleward of a mountain range …

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  • 3Air mass — For other uses, see Air mass (astronomy) and Air mass (solar energy). Different air masses which affect North America, as well as othe …

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  • 4air mass — a body of air covering a relatively wide area, exhibiting approximately uniform properties through any horizontal section. [1890 95] * * * In meteorology, a large body of air having nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any… …

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  • 5air mass classification — noun a) Meteorology. a system used to identify and to characterize the different air masses according to a basic scheme. A number of systems have been proposed, but the Bergeron classification has been the most widely accepted. In this system,… …

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  • 6Air-mass thunderstorm — An Air mass thunderstorm, also called a garden variety thunderstorm, is a thunderstorm that is generally weak and usually not severe. These storms form in environments with low Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) values, low wind shear,… …

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  • 7polar air mass — That air mass that originates in high latitudes. Polar air masses are of two types polar maritime and polar continental. The polar continental has its source in continental Eastern Europe, Siberia, and Canada, and it brings very cold weather to… …

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  • 8air mass — Synonyms and related words: anticyclone, cold front, cold sector, cyclone, front, high, high pressure area, isobar, isometric, isometric line, isopiestic line, isotherm, isothermal line, low, low pressure area, occluded front, polar front, squall …

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  • 9cold front — n. Meteorol. the forward edge of a cold air mass advancing under a warmer air mass …

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  • 10cold front — noun the front of an advancing mass of colder air • Syn: ↑polar front • Hypernyms: ↑front • Hyponyms: ↑squall line * * * noun : an advancing edge of a cold air mass that is displacing warm air in its path often recognized by a wind shift and drop …

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