Archives: Weather Model terms

  • September 24, 2024
    - a scale that indicates the wind speed using the effect wind has on certain familiar objects.
  • September 24, 2024
    An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Homogeneous atmosphere in which there are neither fronts nor any thermal advections.
  • September 24, 2024
    - A cold air advection/warm air advection couplet that increases atmospheric instability. On analysis and forecast charts it is the…
  • September 24, 2024
    - A counterclockwise change in wind direction. Backing winds with height are indicative of cold air advection (CAA).
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  • September 24, 2024
    - Advanced Weather Information Processing System. New NWS computer system integrating graphics, satellite and radar imagery.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Aviation Model generated every 12 hours by NCEP.