The maritime tropical Pacific (mT) and maritime tropical Gulf and Atlantic (mT) air masses are

A) different from one another because the Pacific air mass usually has lower specific humidity than the Gulf/Atlantic air mass.
B) both usually extremely unstable.
C) very different because the Pacific air mass is very unstable and the Gulf/Atlantic air mass is usually stable.
D) both less active during summer months.


A

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