air mass; meteorological system
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air mass
technicalA meteorological term referring to a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity characteristics horizontally. Its vertical and horizontal scale can reach thousands of kilometers. Significant weather changes often occur where cold and warm air masses meet (a weather front).
Lái来
zì自
Xī西
bó伯
lì利
yà亚
de的
lěng冷
qì气
tuán团
zhèng正
zài在
nán南
xià下
。
The cold air mass from Siberia is moving south.
Nuǎn暖
qì气
tuán团
hé和
lěng冷
qì气
tuán团
de的
jiāo交
jiè界
chù处
róng容
yì易
xíng形
chéng成
jiàng降
yǔ雨
。
Rainfall easily forms at the boundary between a warm air mass and a cold air mass.
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Qì气
xiàng象
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
yán研
jiū究
qì气
tuán团
lái来
yù预
cè测
tiān天
qì气
。
Meteorologists predict weather by studying air masses.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hǎi海
yáng洋
xìng性
qì气
tuán团
dài带
lái来
le了
shī湿
rùn润
de的
kōng空
qì气
。
This maritime air mass brings humid air.
Dà大
lù陆
xìng性
qì气
tuán团
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
jiào较
gān干
zào燥
。
Continental air masses are usually quite dry.