Topic 7 #3 Es Vocab Flashcards
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Psychrometer
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Instrument used to measure amount of water vapor in air
2
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Radar
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Instrument that uses radio/microwave electromagnetic radiation to observe many weather features
3
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Relative humidity
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The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air/max air can hold.
4
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Stationary front
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A weather condition in which the boundaries between two air masses remains the same
5
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Station model
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Cities and other weather stations sites in weather maps
6
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Troposphere
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The part of the atmosphere immediately above earths surface
7
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Visibility
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The farthest distance at which on can see
8
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Warm front
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The boundary of an advancing warm air mass
9
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Water vapor
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Gaseous water in the atmosphere
10
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Weather variables
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Condition of the atmosphere
