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air mass

widespread body of air approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent with vertical temperature and moisture variations that are approximately the same over its horizontal extent
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air mass

Summary

air mass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • air mass is a type of air[2].
  • air mass is part of troposphere[3].
  • air mass's Commons category is recorded as Air masses[4].
  • air mass's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Air masses[5].
  • air mass's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[6].
  • air mass's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • air mass's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].

Body

Definition and Type

air mass is a type of air[2].

Use and Application

air mass is part of troposphere[3].

Why It Matters

air mass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → air
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294762305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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