The median wage for veterinary technicians was $29,710 according to the latest salary data (2010) from the BLS. Earnings reported in May 2010 varied from under $20,500 ($9.85 per hour) to more than $44,030 ($21.17 per hour). Wages for veterinary technicians can vary based on years of experience and specialty skills.
Polar air masses are characterized by cold air near the surface while tropical air masses are warm or hot. Arctic air masses are extremely cold. Continental polar (cP) or continental arctic (cA) air masses are cold, dry, and stable. These air masses originate over northern Canada and Alaska as a result of radiational cooling. They move southward, east of Rockies into the Plains, then eastward.
AIR MASSES OVER ASIA The air masses commonly observed over Asia (especially eastern Asia) are continental polar, maritime tropical, and equatorial. Maritime polar and continental tropical air play a minor part in the air mass cycle of Asia. Continental Polar (cP) Air Continental polar air, as observed over the interior of Asia, is the coldest air on record in the Northern Hemisphere. This is brought about by the fact that the interior of Asia, made up of vast level and treeless regions, serves as an ideal source region.