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21 Cards in this Set
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Precipitation Amount
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Depth of Rainfall.
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NOAA
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National Oceanic & Atmosphere Association (public service)
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N.W.R.
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NOAA Weather Radio (source of weather updates)
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N.W.S.
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National Weather Service (source of information)
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S.A.M.E.
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Specific Area Message Encoding (weather watch and warning)
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Doppler Effect
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Motion of precipitation (speed of a pitched baseball)
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Front
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Air masses differ in temperature, humidity, or both.
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Types of Fronts
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Stationary (winds blow parallel)
Cold (dense) Warm (light) |
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Air Mass
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Volume of Air.
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Types of Air Masses (4)
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Cold & Dry
Cold & Humid Warm & Dry Warm & Humid |
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G.O.E.S.
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (satellite that orbits in space)
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P.O.E.S.
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Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (makes sure that the planet is continually rotating on axis).
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Cloud
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Intermingles with Earth's surface creating fog.
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Straitiform Cloud
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Horizontal layers.
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Cumulus Cloud
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Fair-weather (vaporize rapidly)
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Cumulonimbus Cloud
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Heavy rain, hail, or strong & gusty surface winds.
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Climate
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Weather conditions. Climatology is the study of climate.
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What is the ionosphere and where is it located?
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The ionosphere is the absorption of radiation. It is made of electrically charged gas particles and is located within the thermosphere.
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Explain in detail about the different layers within the ionosphere.
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There is a D-layer, E-layer, and F-layer. The D-layer disappears at night.
The (E)lectrical layer was discovered first by Guiglielmo Marconi. The E-layer is an electrically conducting layer. The F-layer , during the day, splits into two layers and joins at night. |
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How does the density of the ionosphere change in relation to day/night?
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The density of the ionosphere change in relation to day and night. This is because all layers are more dense in the daytime then become less dense at night.
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How does density affect radio signals?
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Density affects the radio signals because the signals only bounce off of objects. They don't combine as one.
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