24.6 Predicting the Weather

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24.6 Predicting the Weather
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Weather Forecasting

• Meteorologist scientist who studies the
  weather.
• Meteorology study of the Earths atmosphere

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Doppler radar

• Radio waves are bounced off particles of
  precipitation to track speed and path of storms.

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Weather stations satelites

• Stations collect data such as temp.,
  precipitation, wind speed, and direction,
  pressure, humidity
• Satelites In orbit, collect
• cloud cover, humidity, temp, and wind speed

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High Speed Computers

• Help compile data to make short term and long
  term forecasts.
• Short term 12 hrs. 3 days
• usually very accurate
• Long term 7-12 days
• Good Luck!!!!!

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Weather Maps
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Weather Maps

• Use symbols to show fronts, pressure,
  precipitation, cloud cover. Also gives temps. and
  other local conditions

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Symbols
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Isobars

• Lines that connect points of equal pressure.

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Isotherms

• Lines that connect points of equal temperature.

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