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Table 2 Characteristics of each dry and moist air mass

From: Update of global maps of Alisov’s climate classification

Symbol

Types of air mass

\({\overline{\text{T}}}\) ONDJFM

\({\overline{\text{q}}}\) ONDJFM

\({\overline{\text{T}}}\) AMJJAS

\({\overline{\text{q}}}\) AMJJAS

Td

Tropical dry

290.79

9.68

291.01

9.96

Tm

Tropical moist

290.59

10.72

290.82

10.80

Sd

Subtropical dry

288.93

4.64

291.48

4.83

Sm

Subtropical moist

282.52

5.26

282.05

5.31

Pd

Polar dry

268.46

2.27

268.92

2.52

Pm

Polar moist

268.54

2.42

269.35

2.61

Ad

Arctic dry

253.39

0.57

243.37

0.24

Am

Arctic moist

254.81

0.67

250.01

0.48

  1. Mean temperature \({\overline{\text{T}}}\) (K) and specific humidity \({\overline{\text{q}}}\) (g kg−1) in each dry and moist air mass for the O–M and A–S half-years