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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Front
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air masses differ in temperature, humidity, or both
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Weather
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how cold, hot, humid, rainy, etc.
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N.W.R.
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NOAA Weather Radio
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N.O.A.A.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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N.W.S.
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National Weather Service
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S.A.M.E.
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Specific Area Messaging Encoding
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P.O.E.S.
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Polar Operational Environment Satellite
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G.O.E.S.
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Geosationary Operational Environmental Satellites
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Types of Air Mass
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cold and dry
cold and humid warm and dry warm and humid |
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Meteorology
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study of the changes in temerature, moisture, and wind direction
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climate
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weather conditions
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climatology
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study of climate
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pressure systems
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high (anticyclones)
low (cyclones) |
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air pressure
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weight per unit
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air mass
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volume of air
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types of fronts
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stationary- winds bolws parallel
cold- dense warm- light |
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maximum temperature
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highest air pressure over 24 hour
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minimum temperature
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lowest air pressure over 24 hour
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dewpoint (frostpoint)
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cooled water
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relative humidity
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pressure of concentration or water vapor
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precipitation amount
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depth of rainfall
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wind direction/speed
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where the wind blows and how stong it is
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sky cover
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is clear
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weather watch
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hazardous weather (watching)
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weather warning
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hazardous weather (coming)
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subsatellite point
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near the equator
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satellite images
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IR (infrared radiation)-color
Reflected sunlight- black and white |
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water vapor satellite
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forecasting
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weather radar
radar echoes Doppler Effect Cloud |
surveillance of atmosphere
reflected signals speed of a pitched baseball fog |
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Stratiform Cloud
Cumulus Cloud Cumulonimous |
horizontal
fair weather(vaporize rapidly) heavy rain,hail,strong,and gusty surface winds |
