PowerPoint PresentationSlide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Upper Air DataPrimary Instrument:What do they typically measure?How frequent?Time/Clock Used in MeteorologyGoal: take global meteorological measurements simultaneouslyInternational Standard for Time = Figure 2.1 pg 20Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)UTC = Zulu (Z) = GMT DST (March – Nov) CST (Nov – March) Displaying Rawinsonde Data: SoundingDewpoint Temperature (Td)Air Temperature (T)cloud layer (T=Td)temperature inversionTropopause (T inversion near the top of the sounding)collect data throughout the depth of the troposphereWealth of info...cloud base, cloud top, freezing level, winds aloft, how much precip, precip type, severe weather potential, hail potential, tornado potential, etc.WindsThink of it like a dart...wind speed5 kts10 kts15 kts25 kts50 kts65 ktsNEWSIn cloudT = TdTropopause(temperature inversion near top of sounding)troposphere stratosphereIn fog (cloud)T=TdReally dry layer aboveOnly showing the lowest part of the troposphereTemperature inversionTemperatureDewpoint TemperatureDD = 0Tropopause (255 mb)(temperature inversion near the top of the sounding)See the questions in the notes section