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How do weather stations predict the weather?

2025/5/27
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B
Brennan Detman
G
Gary
无足够信息创建详细个人资料。
M
Molly Bloom
N
Nico Gonzalez-Whistler
P
Pedro
R
Ryan Cattell
S
Sarah Johnson
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Molly Bloom: 气象站是配备特殊设备的建筑物，用于观察天气模式并试图预测接下来会发生什么。国家气象局在美国运营着100多个气象站，每年进行超过一百万次天气预报。这些预报依赖于雷达、卫星、气象气球和气象浮标等多种工具收集的数据，并通过强大的超级计算机进行处理，以提供尽可能准确的天气预测。 Pedro: 我个人不太关注天气预报，但我的父母会查看天气信息，并提醒我穿合适的衣服。我最喜欢的天气是不用上学的天气，不太喜欢在雪地里玩，因为雪会进到我的靴子里，弄湿袜子，感觉很冷。 Nico Gonzalez-Whistler: 我参观的气象站利用卫星和雷达技术进行天气预测。卫星在高空提供大范围的观测，而雷达则能更详细地探测风暴的内部结构和移动方向。气象学家们全天候工作，分析这些数据，发布天气警报。 Sarah Johnson: 卫星主要观察云层的顶部，而雷达可以扫描云层的不同高度，提供更全面的信息。卫星擅长监测远距离的风暴，而雷达则在风暴接近时提供更精确的数据。 Brennan Detman: 气象站每天发射气象气球，携带无线电探空仪升入高空，测量温度、湿度、压力和风速等数据。这些数据对于改进天气预报至关重要。气球最终会破裂，探空仪借助降落伞返回地面。 Ryan Cattell: 气象浮标用于跟踪海浪，通过内部的加速计测量浮标的倾斜和摆动幅度，从而判断海浪的大小。这些数据通过无线电天线传输到海岸上的接收器，帮助气象学家做出更准确的预报，并警告船只注意安全。

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This chapter introduces the episode's topic and the importance of weather prediction. It also includes a short conversation between the hosts about their weather habits and preferences.
  • The National Weather Service is the only official weather forecaster in the United States.
  • They provide more than a million forecasts every year for cities all over the country.

Shownotes Transcript

Brains On is a non-profit public radio program. There are lots of ways to support the show:Support) the podcast with donation)* | Subscribe) to Smarty Pass for ad-free episodes and bonus content)** | Buy )our book and merch)** | Come) to our live shows)** | Get) the newsletter for parents)** | Find) teacher resources)*You can’t see into the future, but with weather reports you can get a pretty good idea of what weather is coming your way. But how do forecasters make those predictions? In this episode, Molly and co-host Pedro learn about weather stations, special buildings where meteorologists use all kinds of tools to track rain, snow, sun and everything in between. We learn about weather balloons, radars, satellites and ocean buoys. Plus, forecast calls for a brand new Mystery Sound.This episode was sponsored by:

  • Disney's Elio, only in theaters June 20. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.
  • Gabb Wireless - Gabb.com/brainson) - Gabb can protect your kids while keeping them connected socially, safely. Terms and conditions.