Author Question: Developments in communication technology are linked to developments in weather forecasting because ... (Read 196 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Developments in communication technology are linked to developments in weather forecasting because

A) most large-scale atmospheric motions are vertical, so accurate forecasts do not require knowledge of distant weather observations
B) most large-scale atmospheric motions are vertical, so accurate forecasts require knowledge of distant weather observations
C) most large-scale atmospheric motions are horizontal, so accurate forecasts do not require knowledge of distant weather observations
D) most large-scale atmospheric motions are horizontal, so accurate forecasts require knowledge of distant weather observations

Question 2

If weather satellites did not exist,

A) fewer radiosondes would be required
B) radiosondes would be our principal means of measuring weather conditions and both the surface and in the upper atmosphere
C) radiosondes would be our principal means of measuring weather conditions in the upper atmosphere