Upper Air Diagrams. The Stüve Diagram One of a number of atmospheric plotting charts.

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Upper Air Diagrams

The Stüve Diagram One of a number of atmospheric plotting charts

Temperature scale (deg. Celsius)

IsothermsIsotherms

b) e (m r e u l s a s c e S r P

- - - I s o b a r s - - -

Graph for plotting radiosonde observations

900 mb, 0 o C

All process lines Analog computer

Sounding Data for TOP (72456) 00Z 14 MAY 2007 LAT = LON = ELV = PRES HGHT TMPC DWPC RELH DRCT SKNT MIXR Station

Sounding Data for TOP (72456) 00Z 14 MAY 2007 LAT = LON = ELV = PRES HGHT TMPC DWPC RELH DRCT SKNT MIXR Date

Sounding Data for TOP (72456) 00Z 14 MAY 2007 LAT = LON = ELV = PRES HGHT TMPC DWPC RELH DRCT SKNT MIXR Lat./Long./Elevation (m MSL)

Sounding Data for TOP (72456) 00Z 14 MAY 2007 LAT = LON = ELV = PRES HGHT TMPC DWPC RELH DRCT SKNT MIXR Pressure (mb) Height (m) Temp. (C) Dewpt. (C) Rel. Hum. (%) Wind Dir. (deg) Wind Spd (kts) Mix Ratio (g/kg)