Monitoring the Weather---Chapter 1

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter the student should be able to:

list some sources of daily weather information

identify the principal weather systems that are plotted on surface weather maps

describe some of the properties of weather systems including highs, lows and fronts

define the common parameters that are used to describe the state of the atmosphere

distinguish between visible and infrared satellite images

explain the advantages of satellite observations of the atmosphere

present the basic principles of weather radar

provide some examples of how observations of the sky provide indications of future weather