air mass
noun
: a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles horizontally and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and maintaining as it travels nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level
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The good news for residents is that the Arctic air mass will not linger.
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The arctic air mass will then move east and south, bringing the coldest air of the season from Texas to New York.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
But weather forecasters warned that colder air was still headed South, with an Arctic air mass spilling south out of Canada.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold, dry air travels over open water, sucking up moisture that is released when the air mass hits land.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The arctic air mass will then move east and south, bringing the coldest air of the season from Texas to New York.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
But weather forecasters warned that colder air was still headed South, with an Arctic air mass spilling south out of Canada.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold, dry air travels over open water, sucking up moisture that is released when the air mass hits land.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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