A | B |
PRESSURE GRADIENT | difference between high & low pressure (winds) |
CYCLONE | another name for a low pressure center |
DEW POINT TEMP. | temperature when air becomes saturated |
PRECIPITATION | anything that falls from the sky |
FRONT | boundary between air masses |
JET STREAMS | high speed winds in upper atmosphere |
BAROMETER | instrument that measures air pressure |
ANEMOMETER | instrument that measures wind speed |
RELATIVE HUMIDITY | comparison of how much water vapor the air is holding to what it could hold |
SLING PSYCHROMETER | a dry bulb & wet bulb thermometer swung around together |