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Weather Wrap-Up

Dive into the intricate world of weather predictions as we explore essential tools and concepts such as weather maps, satellite photos, and radar precipitation measurements. Understand the different types of precipitation, including rain, sleet, snow, graupel, hail, and freezing rain. Learn about air masses and fronts, defined by temperature and humidity, including polar and tropical variations. Discover the role of psychrometers in meteorology, and reflect on significant weather events like Hurricane Irene in August 2011.

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Weather Wrap-Up

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  1. Weather Wrap-Up May 14th, 2013

  2. Predicting Weather • Use of • Weather maps • Satellite photos • Radar

  3. Precipitation • Rain  amount of rain measured by rain gauge • Sleet • Snow

  4. Precipitation • Graupel • Water drops harden on top of snowflakes • Hail • Water and Ice • Freezing Rain • Liquid rain that freezes on the way down

  5. Freezing Rain

  6. Air masses and Fronts • Defined by temperature and humidity • Cold, Hot, Humid, Dry • Polar, Tropical, Maritime, Continental

  7. Fronts

  8. Psychrometers • Average Temp. Difference  5 C

  9. Hurricane Irene August 2011

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