airmass source region

noun

An extensive area of the Earth's surface over which bodies of air frequently remain for a sufficient time to acquire characteristic temperature and moisture properties imparted by that surface. Air so modified becomes identifiable as a distinct airmass.

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Meanings

nounairmass source region (plural airmass source regions)

plural airmass source regions

  1. climatologyAn extensive area of the Earth's surface over which bodies of air frequently remain for a sufficient time to acquire characteristic temperature and moisture properties imparted by that surface. Air so modified becomes identifiable as a distinct airmass.
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