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Forecasting the Weather (1:18)

A SECTION FROM: Basics,The: Earth Science: Earth's Weather and Water

Meteorologists use information from buoys, weather balloons, and satellites to forecast the weather.

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Weather Satellites: Wind, Storms, Tornadoes (2:09)

A CHAPTER FROM: Exploration: Satellites-Our Eyes in the Sky

Satellites enable meteorologists to more accurately predict bad weather and limit the harm to humans.

How Do the Oceans Affect Our Weather and Climate? (3:50)

A CHAPTER FROM: Planet Water

The rates at which oceans and land absorb heat causes wind. Rain and storms occur when air masses of different temperature meet. When one type of weather is common to an area, this weather is called the climate.

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Basics,The: Earth Science: Earth's Weather and Water (16:05)

The Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere are unique features of its environment. Weather, climate, and the oceans are examined.

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Weather, Seasons, Climates (5:01)

A CHAPTER FROM: Basics,The: Earth Science: Earth's Weather and Water

While weather is the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, climate refers to average yearly weather patterns.

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Elements of Earth Science: Earth's Atmosphere,... (30:00)

Explore the atmosphere's composition and its role in our weather patterns. Investigate convection currents and the planet's major climate zones. Learn how hurricanes and tornadoes form. And discover the causes of global warming, acid rain,...

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The Effects of Local Conditions on Weather (4:35)

A CHAPTER FROM: Elements of Earth Science: Earth's Atmosphere, Weather, and ...

Various conditions, such as proximity to large bodies of water, mountains, and ocean currents, affect local weather.

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Weather Forecast for the Red Planet: Dust Storms Daily (9:27)

A CHAPTER FROM: Weather on Mars

Exploration on Mars is hindered by rough weather, including dust storms with winds of up to 200 mph. Before we can send astronauts to Mars their safety must be assured.

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Weather on Jupiter (25:04)

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system—a vibrant gaseous ball, one thousand times the size of Earth, raging with storms that last for centuries. Watch as scientists once again turn to Earth to simulate alien weather to help them...

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Weather on Mars (26:44)

Scientists have long wondered what triggers the devastating dust storms that rage across Mars. Travel to the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest, where scientists simulate the 200-mile-an-hour Martian winds to study the effects the planet’s...

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