Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Isobars


The map shown above uses isobars, lines of equal air pressure in order to convey to the viewer exactly how strong or weak the air pressure is in certain areas. Each circle in the map represents a different level of air pressure, and the tighter the circle the stronger the winds. These map types are used a lot of TV weather forecasts and gives the viewer an easy way to comprehend these measurements.

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