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What are meteorological terms?

What are meteorological terms?

The statistics of weather in a given region over long periods of time, measured by assessing long-term patterns of variation in temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind, precipitation, and other meteorological variables.

What is this meteorologist term?

Definitions of meteorologist. a specialist who studies processes in the earth’s atmosphere that cause weather conditions. types: weather forecaster, weatherman. predicts the weather.

What is isolation meteorology?

The term “isolated” refers to showers that are few and far between, and the National Weather Service (NWS) defines “isolated” as displaying between 10% to 20% coverage.

What are the 7 key elements of weather?

The are several primary conditions of the atmosphere, or weather elements. They include wind, temperature, pressure, humidity, clouds, and precipitation.

What is the symbol for fog?

N O A A N A T I O N A L W E A T H E R S E R V I C E

METAR Code Description
Fog
VCFG Vicinity fog
BCFG Patchy fog
PRFG Fog, sky discernable

What do the different weather symbols mean?

They are : 0: clear sky (night) 4: sandstorm 5: mist day / night 6: fog day / night 31: tropical storm 32: hazy

What is the meaning of weather symbol?

A conventional sign used in meteorological records, or in published meteorological observations or weather-maps, to represent graphically any designated phenomenon. The following symbols have been adopted by the International Meteorological Congress to represent the principal hydrometeors and a few other phenomena.

How to read weather signs?

One of the first coded pieces of data you might notice on a weather map is a 4-digit number followed by the letters “Z” or “UTC.”

  • High- and-low pressure centers are shown over the Pacific Ocean. The large letters (Blue H’s and red L’s) on weather maps indicate high- and low-pressure centers.
  • On some weather maps,you may notice lines surrounding and encircling the “highs” and “lows.” These lines are called isobars because they connect areas where the air pressure is
  • Weather fronts appear as different colored lines that extend outward from the pressure center. They mark the boundary where two opposite air masses meet.
  • As seen here,some surface weather maps include groupings of numbers and symbols known as weather station plots.
  • These symbols describe the current station plot weather. These symbols were established by NOAA for use in weather station plots.
  • NOAA has also established sky cover symbols to use in station weather plots.
  • Now defunct,cloud type symbols were once used in weather station plots to indicate the cloud type (s) observed at a particular station location.
  • Wind direction is indicated by the line that extends out from the station plot sky cover circle.
  • Some surface maps include a radar image overlay (called a radar composite) that depicts where precipitation is falling based on returns from a weather radar.