arctic air

collocation in English

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arctic
adjective
uk
/ˈɑːk.tɪk/us
/ˈɑːrk.tɪk/
geography,environment
belonging or relating to ...
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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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(Definition ofarcticandairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Arcticairmasses in their wake are shallow with a deep layer of stable air above the shallow cold cool.
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Strong, vertically shallow high-pressure systems moving from higher latitudes to lower latitudes in the northern hemisphere are associated with continentalarcticairmasses.
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Concurrent with this blizzard was the extremely coldarcticair.
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With the arrival ofarcticair, the temperature drops to below that may last up to twenty days during the winter, with the temperatures reaching.
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When moist air tries to dislodge anarcticairmass, overrunning snow can result within the poleward side of the elongated precipitation band.
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Polar air masses develop over higher latitudes over the land or ocean, are very stable, and generally shallower thanarcticair.
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Cold, dryarcticairtypically lingers over the area throughout winter.
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Arcticaircan be shallow in the summer, and rapidly modify as it moves equatorward.
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Thesearcticairmasses bring with them very cold temperatures and sometimes strong winds, resulting in dangerous wind chill values.
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Large panhandle hooks can become powerful enough to draw inarcticairafter they pass by the state, leaving bitter cold temperatures and wind chills in their wake.
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