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| show cloud cover as it is taken from above.this does not necessarily indicate areas of precipitation |
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show any precpitation they indicate intensity but give only clues as to type (Rain snow,steet or hail) standard color code
light green-light ppt
dark-mod
yellow-heavy
red-very |
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| jet stream is an upper air flow. in north america the prevaliling dirction is west to east,with several "dips"possible low pressure centers track underneath the jet stream |
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shows warm front
cold front-
high pressure-
low-
rain fall-
snow fall- |
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each isobar represents an era of identical air pressure. each is labled with pressure. pressure units used in meter millibar(=mb)
Normal pressure=1013mb
=1bar
=1 atmospher |
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