Abstract
The term “weather maps” in this chapter loosely refers to any cartographic depiction of weather or weather-related phenomena, including climatic maps. A map showing temperature and precipitation, the UV-index, an enhanced cloud cover image and an animation of the dynamics of the ozone layer all fit into this category. Although there is a broad range of cartographic weather depictions, most of them can be related to two main goals of meteorologists and other atmospheric scientists: diagnosis and/or prognosis. Weather maps that deal with diagnosis describe current and past conditions of the atmosphere, while the prognosis maps attempt to project past and current conditions and trends forward in time.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Webcartography |
| Subtitle of host publication | developments and prospects |
| Editors | M.J. Kraak, A. Brown |
| Place of Publication | London, UK |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 145-162 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-7484-0869-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7484-0868-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- GIP
- ADLIB-ART-88