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air mass Large body of air that has the same chararistics of temperature and moisture content.
blizzard Winter storm that lasts at least three hours with temperatures of - 12c or below
Dew Point Temperatures at which air is saturated and condensation forms
fog A stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground
front boundary between two air masses with different temperatures, destiny, or moistures. can be cold warm occluded and stationarine dry
humidity amount of water vapor held in the air
hurricane large survere storm that forms over tropical oceans has winds of at least 120/km/h and loses power when it reaches land
isobar lines drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal atmospheric pressure also indicate the location of high pressure and low pressure areas.
isotherm line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperature
Meteorologist studies weather and uses information from Doppler radar weather satellites computers and other instruments.
Precipitation water falling and uses information from Doppler radar
Relitive humidity a measured amount of water vapor
Station model indicates weather conditions at a specific location
tornado violent whirling that crosses land in a narrow path
weather state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
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