Is the east coast or the west coast of the United States more susceptible to drought? Can you establish a relationship between an air mass source region and the drought intensity?
Is the east coast or the west coast of the United States more susceptible to drought? Can you establish a relationship between an air mass source region and the drought intensity?
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Is the east coast or the west coast of the United States more susceptible to drought? Can you establish a relationship between an air mass source region and the drought intensity?
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Transcribed Image Text:Very Cold & Dry Aft
Continental Arctic
Вау
GREENLAND
Beaufort
Seo
CA
cP
Circle
Arctic Circle
Continental Polar
UNIT.
STATES
Davis
Srait
Cold & Dry Air
mP
Maritime Rolar
Cold & Moist Air
Hudson
Ваy
Gul of
mP
Maritime Polar
Cold & Moist A
CANAD
Jet Stream
ED
North
Atlantic
North
Ocean
Continental Tropical
Very Hot & Dry Air
Pacific
Maritime Tropical
Tropic of Cancer rm & Moist Air
Ocen
mT
ÉXIC
Maritime Tropical
Warm & Moist Air
Caribbean
Sea
VENEZIUELA
ocky Mouma
rnational Date Line
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Drought - Moderate
Drought - Severe
Drought - Extreme
Drought - Exceptional](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0c2b8aed-22ce-4690-99b0-c7604998eb0c%2F00d6130c-2904-4a1f-ae06-722e451ad365%2Floxn4jl_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Abnormally Dry
Drought - Moderate
Drought - Severe
Drought - Extreme
Drought - Exceptional
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