Sunday, April 26, 2009

Isotherms


Lines of equal temperature, shown in either a 2,4,5 or 10 degree increment. Commonly used on surface charts and from 500 millibars and lower. Isotherms are used to find regions with warm air advection and cold air advection as well as short waves, fronts, temperature gradient boundaries, and instability zones.

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