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What type of weather does Arctic Maritime bring?
Very cold and wet - usually as snow
What type of weather does Polar Maritime bring?
Cold and wet
What type of weather does Tropical Maritime bring?
Warm and wet
What type of weather does Polar Continental bring in winter?
Very cold and dry - frosty
What type of weather does Polar Continental bring in summer?
Warm and dry
What type of weather does Tropical Continental bring?
Hot and dry
Where does the Tropical Continental air mass come from?
The Sahara desert
Where does the Polar Continental air mass come from?
Siberia - eastern Europe
Which air mass is the least common in the UK?
Tropical Continetal
Name an advantage of an extended period of Tropical Continental air mass in the UK.
Ice cream sales will increase, or tourism will increase particularly in coastal areas.
Name a disadvantage of an extended period of Arctic Martime air mass in the UK.
Causes very cold conditions and so gas and electric bills will increase.
Name an advantage of an extended period of Tropical Maritime air mass in the UK.
Can bring good weather conditions ideal for crops to grow.
The increase in the sales of raincoats, gloves, and hats is an advantage for which air mass?
Tropical Maritime
Floods can be common due to an increase in rainfall and frozen ground is a disadvantage for which air mass?
Polar Martime
