Can you recognize the differences between where an air mass originated and their designation? Where do tropical air masses originate? Where do arctic air masses ordinate?

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Can you recognize the differences between where an air mass originated and their designation? Where do tropical air masses originate? Where do arctic air masses ordinate?

Average Annual Rainfall
> 5,000 mm
4,000 - 5,000
3,000 - 4,000
2,500 - 3,000
2,000 - 2,500
1,500 - 2,000
1,000 - 1,500
750 - 1,000
500 - 750
350 - 500
200 - 350
100 - 200
50 - 100
25 - 50
10 - 25
0- 10 mm
Transcribed Image Text:Average Annual Rainfall > 5,000 mm 4,000 - 5,000 3,000 - 4,000 2,500 - 3,000 2,000 - 2,500 1,500 - 2,000 1,000 - 1,500 750 - 1,000 500 - 750 350 - 500 200 - 350 100 - 200 50 - 100 25 - 50 10 - 25 0- 10 mm
Baffin
Very Çold & Dry At
Continental Arcic
Boy
Beaufort
Sea
CA
CP
Circle
Arctic Circle
Continental Polar
Davis
Sait
Cold & Dry Air
mP
Maritime Rolar
Cold & Moist Air
Hudson
ing
ea
Bay
Gulf of
mP
Maritime Polar
Cold & Moist A
Jet Stream
North
Atlantic
CT
Continental Tropical
Very Hot & Dry Air
North
Ocean
T
m
Maritime Tropical
Tropic of Cancer rm & Moist Air
Pacific
Ocen
mT
Maritime Tropical
Warm & Moist Air
Caribbean
Sea
International Date Line
Transcribed Image Text:Baffin Very Çold & Dry At Continental Arcic Boy Beaufort Sea CA CP Circle Arctic Circle Continental Polar Davis Sait Cold & Dry Air mP Maritime Rolar Cold & Moist Air Hudson ing ea Bay Gulf of mP Maritime Polar Cold & Moist A Jet Stream North Atlantic CT Continental Tropical Very Hot & Dry Air North Ocean T m Maritime Tropical Tropic of Cancer rm & Moist Air Pacific Ocen mT Maritime Tropical Warm & Moist Air Caribbean Sea International Date Line
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