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Attached to a weather balloon to measure air temperature
What is thermometer?
Measures precipitation
What is rain gauge?
Collection of tools on land monitoring local atmospheric conditions
What is Weather Station?
Results in quicker analysis, more accurate predictions
What is AI?
Vertical movement of air caused by heating at the earth's surface
What is Convection?
Indicates wind direction
What is wind vane?
Measures atmospheric pressure
What is barometer?
Best tool for seeing storm over ocean
What is Satellite?
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Sunny, calm weather usually comes with high ______
What is Pressure?
Measures wind speed
What is anemometer?
Identifies precipitation and its velocity
What is Doppler Radar?
Instrumentation attached to a weather balloon
What is Radiosonde?
Data from smart phones and personal weather stations
What is Crowd Sourced Data?
UN agency coordinating weather efforts internationally
What is WMO (World Meteorological Organization)?
Measures moisture
What is hygrometer?
Fewer of these during COVID resulted in less weather data
What is airplane?
Automated weather station at sea
What is Oceanic Buoy?
Higher resolution images and more frequent data
What is next gen satellites (GOES-18)?
Region with high occurrence of weather instability due to warm gulf air and cold north air
What is Tornado Alley?
Over 900 in US and usually at airports
What is Automated Surface Observance System (ASOS)?
Agency providing weather forecasts and warnings for the US
What is the National Weather Service?
Satellite in orbit above equator
What is geostationary satellite?
Uses mathematical equations based on the laws of physics to predict weather
What is Numerical Weather Prediction Models?
Severe thunderstorm with rotating updraft capable of producing a tornado
What is Supercell?