Table of Contents
- 1 What is a balloon borne package of sensors?
- 2 What is a balloon borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level weather data?
- 3 What is a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time?
- 4 What is the current state of lithosphere?
- 5 How do we measure climate?
- 6 What is the instrument used to measure wind speed called?
What is a balloon borne package of sensors?
Radiosonde. A balloon borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level weather data.
What is a balloon borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level weather data?
A radiosonde is a balloon-borne package of sensors that is used to gather upper-level data. These sensors measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity and are sent by radio signal to a ground station that tracks the movements of the radiosonde.
Is a balloon borne package that collects weather data as it goes up through the atmosphere?
Radiosondes are balloon-borne automated packages of meteorological instruments that relay back observations while ascending through the atmosphere.
What three things are used to measure surface?
Weather instruments
- Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature.
- Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure.
- Hygrometer for measuring humidity.
- Anemometer for measuring wind speed.
- Pyranometer for measuring solar radiation.
- Rain gauge for measuring liquid precipitation over a set period of time.
What is a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time?
Ch. 12 Vocabulary Review
| A | B |
|---|---|
| isopleth | lines that connect points of equal or constant values |
| station model | a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time |
| digital forecast | relies on numerical data |
| analog forecast | involvues comparing current weather patters to patterns that took place in the past |
What is the current state of lithosphere?
Weather is the current state of the LITHOSPHERE.
Which type of pressure systems rotate inward?
In a low pressure weather system, air flows inward, but this deflection twists the air flow towards the right, creating an anticlockwise swirl of winds. In a high pressure system, air flows outward, and the deflection results in a clockwise rotation.
Which is one function of a weather balloon?
Weather balloons are the primary source of data above the ground. They provide valuable input for computer forecast models, local data for meteorologists to make forecasts and predict storms, and data for research.
How do we measure climate?
People from all walks of life use thermometers, rain gauges, and other instruments to keep a record of their weather. Additionally, automated networks of scientific instruments monitor weather and climate at all hours of the day and night, all around the world.
What is the instrument used to measure wind speed called?
Anemometers
The anemometer counts the number of rotations, which is used to calculate wind speed. An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed and wind pressure. Anemometers are important tools for meteorologists, who study weather patterns. They are also important to the work of physicists, who study the way air moves.
How is daily weather recorded?
Daily weather records come from automated and human-facilitated observation stations in the Global Historical Climatology Network-Daily database.
What is the highest weather temperature ever recorded?
134°F
Official world record remains 134°F at Furnace Creek in 1913 In 2013, WMO officially decertified the official all-time hottest temperature in world history, a 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58.0°C) reading from Al Azizia, Libya, in 1923.