Predicting Weather

PREDICTING WEATHER

Weather forecasting involves a combination of ______, ______and a knowledge of ______and ______.

What is a Weather Satellite?  Primarily used to ______.

 Can also monitor fires, effects of pollution, auroras, sand and dust storms, snow cover, ice mapping, boundaries of ocean currents, etc.

What is Radar?

Radar is an electronic instrument, which determines ______and ______of objects that reflect radio energy back to the radar site. It stands for______. This is what meteorologists use to see ______.

What is Doppler Radar?

Doppler Radar gives forecasters the capability of providing ______of severe thunderstorms that may bring strong damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain, and possibly tornadoes.

How does Doppler Radar work? This change in the frequency of sound is called the ______.

What is NEXRAD Radar?

This radar produces ______that allows meteorologists to determine if a storm could be severe.