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what is a station model used to create
surface weather map
describes narrow region separating two air masses of different densities
front
lines of equal temperature on a weather map are called
isotherms
lines of equal pressure on weather map
isobars
an instrument that measures wind speed is called
anenometer
What is an example of climate?
average rainfall over 30 years
what is the most accurate forecast?
short term digital forecast
meteorologists use a special kind of radar, which is based on the polar easterlies, to plot the movement of precipitation
doppler effect
long term variations in weather conditions over a particular area
climate
this is used to measure relative humidity
hygrometer
which instrument is not used to measure surface weather
radiosonde
depiction of weather data for a particular location at a particular time
station model
narrow bands of winds are called
jet streams
a balloon transported package of sensors is
radiosonde
which location on Earth receives the most solar radiation in any given year
the tropics
what does a large temperature gradient at high altitudes of the atmosphere cause?
polar jet streams
current state of the atmosphere
weather
what does a large temperature gradient at high altitudes of the atmosphere cause?
polar jet streams
isobars are lines of
equal pressure
the __________ are two belts of surface winds that occur between latitudes 30 degrees north and 60 degrees north and 30 degrees south and 60 degrees south
prevailing westerlies
large volume of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms
air mass