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Forecasting the weather

 

 
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Monitoring the weather

Interpreting weather satellite images

A summertime view of the Australian region, from 36,000 km in space

A - Monsoon cloud clusters composed of heavy thunderstorms.
B - Large cloud-free area typical of summertime Australian desert.
C - Cold front.
D - Cumulus clouds behind a cold front - a mix of showers and clear skies.
E - Spiral cloud indicating a low pressure system.
F - A slow moving rain depression.

G - Unmistakable: a tropical cyclone. Note the eye.
H - New Zealand - under this 'long white cloud'.
I - A cut-off low pressure system bringing bad weather to Victoria.
J - Warm front (rarely seen over Australia)

 

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