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Wind Systems
Forecasting
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Intense precipitation and sometimes thunderstorms are common with this type of front.
Cold Front
100
Current State of the atmosphere
Weather
100
Measures temperature
Thermometer
100
Earth's major deserts, such as the Sahara are under these high pressure latitudes known as:
The horse latitudes.
100
This radar detects where precipitation occurs:
Doppler Radar.
200
Two air masses meet here but neither advances, the front between them stalls.
Stationary front.
200
Long term average weather of an area
Climate
200
Measures air pressure
Barometer
200
Between lattitudes 30N and 30S are two circulation belts called:
Trade Winds
200
Based on comparison of current weather patterns to similar weather patterns from the past.
Analog Forecasting
300
Sometimes a cold air mass moves so rapidly that it overtakes a warm front, and forces the warm air upward.
Occluded front.
300
A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time.
Station Model
300
Measures wind speed
anemometer
300
The major jet stream is called the:
Polar jet stream.
300
This is created by applying physical principles and mathematics to atmospheric variables.
Digital Forecast.
400
On a weather map a red line with evenly spaced red semicircles pointing in the direction of the front's movement indicates a _____ front
Warm Front
400
The study of atmospheric phenomena
Meteorology
400
Measures humidity
Hygrometer
400
The three types of wind systems are:
Prevailing Westerlies Polar Easterlies Trade Winds
400
This is the most accurate type of forecast
Short term digital forecast.
500
A line of evenly spaced, alternating cold-and warm-front symbols pointing in opposite directions represents this kind of front on a weather map.
Stationary front.
500
A large body of air that takes on the moisture and temperature characteristics of the area over which it forms.
Air mass
500
Gathers upper-atmospheric data.
Radiosonde
500
This results in objects moving in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line.
Coriolis effect.
500
Forecasts for months and seasons are based mostly on:
Weather cycles or patterns.