Climate Crossword

measures temperature
measures air pressure
a localized climate that differs from the main regional climate
long term average of variations in the atmosphere for a particular area
local temperature of urban areas higher due to large expanses of concrete and asphalt
the day-to-day patterns of air and water in the troposphere
uses pictures from space to see large weather patterns
uses pictures from space to see large weather patterns
sinking air that moves in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, usually associated with fair weather
measures wind speed based on the rotation of the cups as the wind blows
measures humidity by finding the difference between the wet bulb and the dry bulb
remnants of ancient plants that are typically burned for energy, releasing CO2 gas
the ability of gasses in the atmosphere to trap heat energy around the Earth
the rotation of the Earth that causes storms in the Northern Hemisphere to spin counterclockwise
a mass of cold dense air that displaces warm air
rapidly moving cold air mass, it lifts a warm air mass, then collides with another cold air mass
advancing warm air that rides up and over cold air
the processes of photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between its major reservoirs: the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms
an instrument that uses microwaves to detect the location, type and movement of precipitation
rising air that moves in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, often associated with cloudy weather and precipitation