UNIT 7: WEATHER

1.- WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM WEATHER?

2.- WEATHER ELEMENTS AND HOW THEY ARE MEASURED.
2.1.- Precipitation
2.2.- Temperature
2.3.- Humidity
2.4.- Pressure
2.5.- Wind speed
2.6.- Wind direction
2.7.- Digital weather recording instruments

3.- USING GRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS SHOWING WEATHER DATA.

3.1.- The Stevenson Screen
3.2.- Weather station layout
4.- CLOUD TYPES AND EXTENT
4.1.- The main types of could
4.2.- How cloud extent is measured
5.- WEATHER HAZARDS
5.1.- Tropical storms
5.2.- Droughts