AIR PRESSURE ON WEATHER MAPS
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Construct isobars using a 4 mb interval.
Label the high pressure center (with an H) and the low pressure center (with an L)
Calculate the pressure gradient between Little Rock and Galveston.
What is the highest value for an isobar plotted on the map?
From: Explorations in Earth Science (Osmun, Vorwald, and Wegner)
© 2000 United Publishing Co.
Reproduced with permission of authors