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actual aerological aerologists air masses airplane aloft altitude anemometer arctic atmosphere average barometer blow breeze chapter cirrus coast cold air cold front condensation cooling course cumulo-nimbus cumulus clouds dewpoint drift droplets earth electric flying frontal gale gradient ground heat heavy height Hence hundred miles hurricane inches indicate instruments isobars land lapse rate layer less light line squall mercury miles per hour millibars minute moist moisture mountain night observations ocean ordinary perhaps pilot balloons plane plotted polar pressure radiation radio rain region relative humidity rising snow solar sounding specific humidity speed station storm stratosphere stratus summer temperate cyclone temperature temperature inversion thermometer thousand feet thunderstorm tornado tropical troposphere United unstable updrafts upper air upper winds usually vertical violent visible warm air warm front warm sector waterspout waves Weather Bureau weather map whirl winter zone