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Hello, this is Mason Quirk with Denver seven news station.
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This
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today, I'll be talking about how me, I'll just gather data about the weather.
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This is done by examining large quantities of obs
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observation data, including surface observations,
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satellite imagery, radar data,
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radio sound data, upper air data, wind profiles, aircraft observation,
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river
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gauges
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and simply looking outside
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barometers are important
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um for meteorologists to measure
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atmosphere pressure.
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Meteorologists use barometers to predict short term changes in the weather.
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Also, meteorologists can use hydrometer by rapidly rotating both
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thermometers
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or by blowing air over the bulbs. The temperature
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of the wet bulb thermometer
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is
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cooler than,
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than that of the dry bulb thermometer.
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How do meteorologists gather da data about the weather
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together data
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and computers produce complex models that are accurately that
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more accurately represent
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the conditions of the atmosphere.
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Meteorologists use weather data
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to predict if there are natural disasters or bad storms coming.
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Weather forecasts are better
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than they were
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but than they ever have been
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according to the world Meteorologist organization.
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The WMO for sure,
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a five day weather forecast today
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is as reliable as a two day forecast. 20 years ago.
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Meteorologists used to use data to predict
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the climate they,
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that
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the climate of the area that they were in.
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Thank you for watching
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this time, folks, I'll catch you next time.