12 October 2008

Isobars

http://www.newmediastudio.org/DataDiscovery/Hurr_ED_Center/Hurr_Structure_Energetics/Closed_Isobars/Closed_Isobars_fig02.jpg

An isobar is a line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. By reading the isobars it is possible to obtain knowledge of any cyclones, anticyclones or depressions that may be present or forming.

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