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Reporting and Analyzing Weather Information
Misc.
100
the main fiducial points on a Fahrenheit scale
What are 32 (freezing) and 212 (boiling)
100
used change in hair length to measure humidity
What is a hygrometer
100
a type of radar that can determine wind speed
What is Doppler radar
100
it's what the lines and flags attached to the staff of a station model indicate
What is wind speed
100
show wind directions
What is a wind vane
200
measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
200
used by the National Weather Service (NWS) for reporting atmospheric presure
What is the millibar (mb)
200
this instrument would give off the most effective alert to the presence of a tsunami
What is an automated buoy
200
displays plotted weather data in a symbolic format
What is a station model
200
uses a wick and a water reservoir
What is a stationary psychrometer
300
used to track temperature changes over the course of a day
What is a thermograph
300
weather stations measure wind speed using these units
What are knots
300
it allows meteorologists to measure direction and wind speeds in the upper atmosphere
What is a pilot balloon
300
is what the staff on a station model represents
What is wind direction
300
the temperature scale used almost exclusively by scientists
What is Celsius
400
invented the mercurial barometer
Who is Toricelli
400
gives quick, accurate humidity measurements
What is a sling psychrometer
400
it can photograph cloud movement from 800km away
What is a weather satellite
400
lines connecting weather stations with equal barometric pressures
What are isobars
400
the difference between a barometer and a barograph
What is a barometer displays current pressure, a barograph makes a permanent recording of pressure over an interval of time
500
a barometer that contains no liquid
What is an aneroid barometer
500
it's where a rain gauge is typically placed
What is 1-2 meters above ground in an open space
500
it's where U.S. weather stations report their measurements
What is the National Weather Service (NWS)
500
lines connecting weather staions that report equal temperatures
What are isotherms
500
it's considered measureable precipitation
What is .01 of an inch or more