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What causes different kinds of weather? What is wind and where does it come from? How can pressure systems help us predict the weather?Key facts
- Understanding weather systems is the key to reliable weather forecasting.
- Scientists who study the weather are called meteorologists.
- A synoptic chart maps out atmospheric pressure and weather fronts.
- Data is collected from ground stations, balloons, aircraft and satellites.
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Wind, rain, and lightning are difficult to ignore.
But we're less aware of the weather systems that lie behind them.
Understanding these systems is the key to reliable weather forecasting.
Meteorologists - scientists who study weather - use synoptic charts such as these to summarize atmospheric conditions over a wide area.
Synoptic Chart
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