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Forecasting the Movement & Intensity of Surface Synoptic Features

The forecasting of surface anticyclogenesis and cyclogenesis are brought forth and how these effect steering and intensity changes with surface features. A main point to remember when forecasting...

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Tornado Basics, Severe Weather Preparation, & The Enhanced Fujita scale

Earth’s weather can produce various kinds of windstorms which include waterspouts, dust devils and tornadoes. Although they have the common features of a column of rotating air, they are actually...

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How To Determine Precipitation Types

Precipitation is defined as any of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground. I was once asked at the weather office “What is...

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link to Air Mass Modification, Stability & Atmospheric Forces

Air Mass Modification, Stability & Atmospheric Forces

Tropical Air Mass As an air mass begins to move out of its source region, there are modifications that take place. These modifications change the stability of the air mass, and the laws of physics...

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link to Forecasting Surface Weather & Depiction of Cloud Types & Precipitation

Forecasting Surface Weather & Depiction of Cloud Types & Precipitation

Forecasting cloud types is essential to determining precipitation amounts and intensities. The rule of thumb is the lower the cloud base, the higher the potential for precipitation intensity....

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Atmospheric Structure

The solar system is a group of planets that orbit the Sun. The weather on each planet depends on its distance from the sun and the movement of the gasses in the atmosphere of each planet. The...

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