weather chart

Thân thiện

The meteorologist points to a large weather chart on the wall.

Definition

Noun: 1. (Meteorology) A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region. This is a specialized chart used to depict atmospheric conditions like pressure systems, fronts, temperature, and precipitation at a specific moment for a large area, such as a country or continent.

Usage

A 'weather chart' is a technical tool used primarily by meteorologists for analysis and forecasting. It visualizes complex weather data to show patterns and systems. * The meteorologist studied the weather chart to predict the storm's path. * Today's weather chart shows a high-pressure system moving in from the west. * Students learned how to interpret symbols on a weather chart.

Advanced Usage

• Synoptic Chart: This is a more technical synonym for a standard weather chart, emphasizing that it presents a summary (synopsis) of weather observations taken at the same time across a wide area.
  • The forecaster analyzed the synoptic chart to locate the cold front.

Variants and Related Words

• Weather Map: This is a common, more general term that is often used interchangeably with 'weather chart', especially in public forecasts.
  • I saw the approaching rain on the television weather map.
• Surface Analysis Chart: A specific type of weather chart focusing on conditions at the Earth's surface.
• Upper-Air Chart or Constant Pressure Chart: A weather chart depicting conditions at high altitudes in the atmosphere.

Synonyms

• Synoptic chart
• Weather map
• Meteorological chart

Related Phrases

• To plot a weather chart: The act of marking meteorological data onto a map to create the chart.
  • The technician plotted the weather chart using data from hundreds of stations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region

Từ đồng nghĩa

• weather map