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