Description
INTRODUCTION: The United States Weather Service is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Data is received from about 600 stations in the United States, as well as from foreign countries and from ships at sea. This information is transmitted to centers every three hours, beginning at I A.M. The centers then plot the information on synoptic maps which are used to predict any weather changes.
Various hazardous weather conditions are threats to different geographic areas of the United States. The National Severe Storm Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri studies and monitors tornadoes while hurricanes are watched by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. In addition to using traditional synoptic maps to forecast these violent weather conditions, these centers also employ technologies such as GOES Next satellites and Nexrad doppler radar.
OBJECTIVE: Using a series of synoptic weather maps you will determine the track of a weather system and make a 24 hour prediction for a given location. You will use storm tracks of a hurricane and a tornado to compare the characteristics of these severe storms.
Highlights
Description
INTRODUCTION: The United States Weather Service is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Data is received from about 600 stations in the United States, as well as from foreign countries and from ships at sea. This information is transmitted to centers every three hours, beginning at I A.M. The centers then plot the information on synoptic maps which are used to predict any weather changes.
Various hazardous weather conditions are threats to different geographic areas of the United States. The National Severe Storm Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri studies and monitors tornadoes while hurricanes are watched by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. In addition to using traditional synoptic maps to forecast these violent weather conditions, these centers also employ technologies such as GOES Next satellites and Nexrad doppler radar.
OBJECTIVE: Using a series of synoptic weather maps you will determine the track of a weather system and make a 24 hour prediction for a given location. You will use storm tracks of a hurricane and a tornado to compare the characteristics of these severe storms.
