Continental Masses form over Land.
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continental air masses
Continental air masses. Tropical air masses form over water.
Continental polar air masses form over cold, dry land areas near the poles, such as Siberia in Asia and northern Canada in North America. These air masses are responsible for bringing cold temperatures and dry weather when they move southward.
Continental tropical air masses form over hot, arid regions near the equator, such as the Sahara Desert in Africa or the southwestern United States. These air masses are characterized by high temperatures and low humidity.
Continental polar air masses originate over cold, dry regions in the northern hemisphere, such as northern Canada and Siberia. These air masses form when cold air masses move southward from the polar regions and become isolated over land, leading to cooling and drying.