Weather Forecasts 13.3
____________ _________ is a special form of radar that can be used to detect precipitation approximate wind speed
Doppler Radar
_________ are represented as lines with symbols on them.
Front
__________ ______ images provide information about cloud temperature and height
Infrared Satellites
__________ are lines that connect places that have the same temperatures
Isotherms
A(n) ________ is a package of weather instruments that are carried into the atmosphere by a weather balloon
Radiosonde
The __________ model displays many weather measurements for a specific location. It appears on _________ _________.
a. Station b. weather maps
___________ ________ are detailed computer programs that solve a set of complex mathematical formulas. The formulas predict __________, winds, precipitation, and types of clouds.
a. computer models b. temperature
Weather maps have ___________, which are symbols made up of lines that connect places that have equal air pressure These lines give information about ________ ______.
a. isobars b. wind speed
Measurements include temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind _______ and ________
a. speed b. direction
Modern weather forecasts are made with the help of _______ _______.
computer models
Satellites provide weather information by measuring the _______ ________ given off by Earth and by taking photographs
infrared radiation
a(n) _________ _________ describes a set of weather measurements made on Earth's surface
surface report
a(n) _______________________ _______ describes wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth's surface
upper-air report
Meteorologists measure _________ __________ before making a forecast
weather variables