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How Do Weather Stations Work?

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When you look at a weather station, you'll notice it needs to have at least a few different pieces of equipment to measure the varying changes in the atmosphere. These changes are used, in conjunction with past data, to try to predict the upcoming weather. They're highly scientific, whether being used by professional meteorologists or someone at home. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: How Do Weather Stations Work?


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How Do Weather Stations Work?
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Features
  • There are a series of tools included on most
    weather stations. Most of them include a
    thermometer to pick up the current temperature, a
    barometer to gauge air pressure, a hygrometer for
    humidity, and a rainfall gauge to determine how
    much rain has fallen during a given period. Some
    more complicated devices also have things like
    optical sensors for measuring cloud cover and
    sensors to measure things like soil moisture
    levels.

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Considerations
  • If you're looking into purchasing a home weather
    station, there are a few things you will need to
    consider. Ease of set-up and wireless
    transmission range are going to be important
    factors--if you can't set it up, and you can't
    get the information from your home, it will be
    harder to use.

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Function
  • By measuring the variables taken by the weather
    station, you can get a picture of what's going on
    in the world around you, weather-wise. A snapshot
    of these data points doesn't give you a lot, but
    if you track those variables over time, you'll
    have something a little more useful. Looking at
    the patterns that are going on currently, as
    compared to patterns in past weather situations
    gives weather men a vague idea of what should
    happen in future.

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Misconceptions
  • Accurate predictions of the weather are actually
    virtually impossible. A prediction made using
    data from weather stations is predominantly a
    guess. It's a guess based on previous patterns in
    the weather.

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