Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Isobars



Isobars are lines that represent points of equal atmospheric pressure. The atmospheric pressure is reduced to sea level for mapping. This type of map is very useful when forecasting the weather. Lines that are closer to each other represent a large change in pressure. The map above is a surface map of the United States. The isobars can been seen as the constant lines. 

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