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The continental Tropical (cT) air mass originates in arid or desert regions in the middle or lower latitudes, principally during the summer season. It is strongly heated in general, but its moisture content is so low that the intense dry convection normally fails to reach the condensation level.…
Read More - In climate: Atmospheric pressure
…hot dry continental tropical (cT) air forms over hot desertlike continental domains in summer in association with low-pressure areas, which are sometimes called heat lows.
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