Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Post 19: Isobars


Isobars are lines that are found on certain weather maps that represent a certain amount of atmospheric pressure. Therefore, and Isobaric map is used to map out atmospheric pressure patterns. The one shown above is a simple example of isobars over the US.

Where example was found: http://www.newmediastudio.org/DataDiscovery/Hurr_ED_Center/Hurr_Structure_Energetics/Closed_Isobars/Closed_Isobars.html

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