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Upper air analysis have many uses. The 300 mb map helps define the
jet stream position. The 500 mb map illustrates the positions of
shortwaves, which help produce cloudiness and precipitation. The 850
mb map shows where cold advection and warm advection are occuring.
Upper air profiles illustrate a column of the atmosphere at a specific site. |
Revised: 11 Oct 1996
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Doug
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