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| psychrometer, barometer, anemometer |
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| instruments used by meteorologists to predict weather |
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| used to measure relative humidity |
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| used to measure wind speed |
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| people who study and try to predict weather |
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| a weather pattern that forms in the tropical pacific ocean, occurs every 2-7 years |
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| maritime tropical air masses |
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| warm air masses that affect the west coast of the US |
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| weather that occurs at the boundary of two unequal air masses |
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| the warmer, less dense air rises over the colder air |
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| has led to more accurate weather forecasting |
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| indicated on weather maps as a line with half circles |
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| a low pressure system with high winds that form over water |
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| is responsible for the updraft in a thunderstorm |
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| tend to be more dense and flow under warm air masses |
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| located around the equator |
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