The air masses are classified into 5 types according to their source regions. These are:
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Source regions |
Air masses |
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Warm tropical and subtropical oceans |
Maritime tropical (mT) |
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The subtropical hot deserts |
Continental tropical (cT) |
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The relatively cold high latitude oceans |
Maritime polar (mP) |
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The very cold snow-covered continents in high latitudes |
Continental polar (cP) |
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Permanently ice-covered continents in the Arctic and Antarctica |
Continental arctic (cA) |
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