Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models |
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Authors: | Fleisher, Paul |
Topics: | Technology, Inventions |
Lexile: | 750, |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
ISBN: | 9780761363279, |
Classification: | Non-Fiction |
Number of pages: | 52, |
How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions?
Weather forecasting is a tricky science. Forecasters gather current weather data and study trends and historical patterns. They use their expertise to predict what kind of weather is likely coming next—with help from computers, satellites, and other machines. In this fact-packed book, discover what it really takes to forecast Earth’s weather.
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