Newer Tools for Weather Predictions

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Newer Tools for Weather Predictions
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Barometer

• Reads atmospheric pressure
• What can you tell about the weather from this
  barometer?
• Photo taken from
• http//nwhog.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/harley-nurs
  es-a-flat-tire/

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Thermometer

• Reads the temperature
• Why is this important?
• Photo taken from
• http//sultanofsnow.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/E2
  809CweatherE2809D-continues-and-E2809Csuffe
  ringE2809D-16th-april-2009/

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Sling Psychrometer

• Photo taken from
• http//www.usatoday.com/weather/wsling.htm

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Hair Hygrometer

• Photo taken from
• http//www.icrisat.org/vasat/learning_resources/w
  eather/html/m3l2/resources/2189.html

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Weather Balloons

• This is what we will be doing with the AnaSonde!
• Reads atmospheric data that it sends back down to
  us
• Used to create weather maps
• Photo taken by Anasphere.

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Satellites

• Also used to create weather maps.
• Send back picturesof air masses and the
  movement of the masses.
• Allows meteorologists to predict weather over the
  long term more accurately.
• Photo taken from
• http//wattsupwiththat.com/2008/03/page/2/

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Weather Maps

• Why are these useful?
• Photo taken from http//www.dailygalaxy.com/photo
  s/uncategorized/shutterstock_403008.jpg