Weather Forecasting 2

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Across
  1. 4. Vertical profile of the atmosphere measured by radiosondes showing temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind with height
  2. 6. Measure of light extinction in the atmosphere due to particles aerosols
  3. 8. Process where air flows come together at the surface, forcing air to rise and often leading to cloud formation
  4. 10. Ice pellets formed in strong thunderstorm updrafts
  5. 12. Vertical slice through the atmosphere used to analyze weather structure across a region
  6. 13. Downward sinking motion of air in the atmosphere
  7. 14. Amount of liquid water present in clouds, important for precipitation and storm intensity
  8. 15. Height of a pressure surface in the atmosphere used to analyze large scale pressure patterns
  9. 16. Graph showing wind speed and direction changes with height
  10. 18. Measure of returned radar signal strength from precipitation particles
  11. 21. Prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures
  12. 22. Weather systems characterized by lightning, thunder, heavy rain, gusty winds, and sometimes hail or tornadoes
  13. 24. Graph showing how meteorological variables change over time at a specific location
  14. 25. Very light rain consisting of fine droplets
Down
  1. 1. Cloud at ground level reducing visibility
  2. 2. Light fog with partial visibility reduction
  3. 3. Period of unusually cold weather conditions
  4. 5. Strong dust storm caused by thunderstorm outflow winds lifting dust and sand
  5. 7. A highly organized and long-lived type of severe thunderstorm characterized by a rotating updraft (mesocyclone)
  6. 9. Speed of upward or downward air motion in the atmosphere
  7. 11. Atmospheric process where air is forced upward leading to cloud formation and precipitation
  8. 16. Measure of the potential for rotating updrafts in storms
  9. 17. Narrow fast flowing air current in the upper atmosphere that influences weather systems and storm tracks
  10. 19. Small rotating column of dust formed by intense surface heating
  11. 20. Violently rotating column of air extending from storm cloud to ground
  12. 23. measure of atmospheric instability available for updrafts and thunderstorm development