| Weather prediction starts with
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| | have been placed near the end of the home
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| observations, techniques and equipment.
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| | page for quick reference. You will see
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| Barometers are for making air pressure
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| | pages about cloud generation processes,
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| measurements and thermometers show
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| | convection and lapse rates, thunderstorm
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| temperature, usually on the Fahrenheit or
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| | creation, turbulence, stability,
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| Celsius scale. We use many types of
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| | inversions, air quality and global
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| hygrometers for determining humidity, as
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| | warming.Overall, the most noticeable
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| there are a lot of ways of stating and
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| | implement used in forecasting is the
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| the air's moisture content. Winds are
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| | weather map. Meteorologists can see how
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| measured using an anemometer for speed
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| | winds will blow systems around
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| and weather vanes or socks give the
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| | (advection) and change their shape
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| direction. Rain and snow gauges allow us
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| | (deformation). If you were to visit the
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| to find out how much precipitation has
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| | link below, you would learn that wind
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| fallen. See how to convert from one type
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| | flows clockwise around a high pressure
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| to another. Our national governments and
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| | system (in the northern hemisphere) and
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| airport authorities use all of these
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| | why, as well as how atmospheric pressure
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| devices on site to provide for safer
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| | relates to observable conditions (sunny,
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| aviation. a picture of our planet and the
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| | rainy etc.) And why.You have heard of
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| current weather systems will be included.
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| | the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
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| Sorting out technical issues like
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| | and thermosphere above us. They are all
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| wavelength and resolution will help
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| | very different from each other, but
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| trained image interpreters draw useful
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| | consistent over the entire planet. Some
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| information from the photographs. Things
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| | maps show important large scale features
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| emit, absorb, transmit and reflect
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| | such as air masses and jet streams. In
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| radiation and the people figure this all
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| | order to be accurate, they have to
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| out, such as which ones are sources and
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| | incorporate influences such as the
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| which are obstacles. In fact they need
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| | curvature and rotation of the earth.Again
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| the help of computers to do so. radar
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| | the presence or absence of moisture is
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| shows us current and recent weather in
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| | crucial in all aspects of forecasting.
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| fine detail. Radar uses a fancy radio
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| | For instance, we use that information for
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| set that detects moving objects. Both
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| | storm prediction and many more
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| digital and analog equipment is required
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| | complicated things. That is because the
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| to make picture creation possible. The
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| | latent heat stored in water vapor serves
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| use of wave physics is important here as
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| | as a potent energy source to drive
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| well, as the subject can be quite
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| | mechanical processes, which can then
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| technical. One machine quickly
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| | extract more heat from the vapor and so
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| alternates between broadcasting and
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| | on. Another construct, vorticity,
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| receiving signals, in the form of pulses,
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| | further enhances the twisting and lifting
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| so passive targets can be detected.
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| | power of the atmosphere.The waves and
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| Technicians have to learn to deal with
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| | streamlines on an assortment of weather
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| all types of problems and flaws naturally
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| | maps carry special meanings for
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| occurring in the system. Doppler radar
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| | meteorologists as well. Again, an
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| adds another dimension of useful
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| | intuitive knowledge of physics greatly
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| information to the picture. More details
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| | helps the forecaster understand, explain
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| are available at... are weather balloons
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| | and prognosticate the situation. word or
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| used for? To measure what is happening
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| | two about myselfI sometimes go by the
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| above. Atmospheric motions involve a
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| | nickname weather man, or even piano man.
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| great deal of wet and dry air undergoing
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| | I have a B. Sc. in physics and
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| elevation and pressure changes. It gets
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| | meteorology - University of Alberta in
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| further complicated if heat or vapor
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| | Edmonton, Canada. Much of my work has
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| flows in and out of an area, such as when
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| | been in the field of atmospheric
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| the wind blows on or offshore, so a solid
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| | modeling. I also have been a musician of
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| understanding of thermodynamics is
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| | one kind or another all my life. I got
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| required to comprehend it
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| | into web design. I took on a few
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| properly.Meteorologists use standard maps
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| | different roles in environmental
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| and graphs (with names like tephigram,
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| | consulting and government services, and
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| skew-t or nomograms) to make the
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| | accumulated quite a bit of expertise.
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| calculations. While involved in this
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| | All the while, I was thinking it would be
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| serious analysis, an advanced concept
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| | in my best interests to create an
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| called wet-bulb potential temperature can
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| | internet presence, and perhaps supplement
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| be a forecaster's best friend.This
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| | my living with it. I discovered a
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| specialized field of employment requires
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| | complete web business designing program
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| a four-year university degree plus
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| | with excellent course materials to get me
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| extensive job-specific training. Links
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| | started. Some were even free. From that
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| to pages explaining the more advanced
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| | point on, it was a matter of following
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| concepts for those who need to know more
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| | the directions I received.
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