ESS200A
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Five Types of Air
Masses
q Theoretically, there should be 6 types of air masses (2 moisture types x 3 temperature types).
q But mA-type (maritime Arctic) does not exist.
qcA: continental Arctic
cP: continental
Polar
cT: continental
Tropical
mP: maritime
Polar
mT: maritime
Tropical
