NATS 101

Lecture 22
Air Masses
What is an Air Mass?
How Air Masses Form
Air Mass Source Regions
Air Mass Characteristics
Air Mass Source Regions for NA
Creation of cP Air Mass
Creation of cP Air Mass
Creation of mP Air Mass
Lake Effect Snows
Creation of mT and cT Air Masses
Contrasting Air Masses
Paths of cP Air Masses
cP Air Mass
Modification of cP Air Mass
mP Air Masses
cT Air Mass
Winter mT Pacific Air Masses
Weather Map with Air Masses
Summary
Assignment for Next Lecture