Copyright February/March 1997 by
Weatherwise magazine
Computers are very helpful to meteorologists because they provide images and maps which help in weather prediction. Computers also help meteorologists build numerical weather models that can predict future weather patterns. Computers take all the information from weather stations, satellites, and weather balloons and convert it into weather maps.The following picture is a computerized image from the National Hurricane Center which tracks the hurricane activity over the Atlantic Ocean during 1996:
Copyright February/March 1997 by
Weatherwise magazine