airmass source region

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Noun[edit]

airmass source region (plural airmass source regions)

  1. (physics, meteorology) 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 air mass. See airmass.

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FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.

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