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Appropriate for Grades 6-12An inside look at the World of Weather Forecasting!
Take an inside look at the remarkable world of weather forecasting. Weather at 5:00 carefully identifies the major aspects of weather forecasting and the phenomenon of how weather conditions are created within our Earth's atmosphere.
It details the components of weather systems and atmospheric conditions that lead to severe weather. The DVD follows the steps of network meteorologist Kim Martucci of Fox25 in Boston as she gathers data for her daily weather forecast.
We see how computers, satellites, and traditional groundbased weather instruments are used to develop daily and long-term weather forecasts. We also explore the use of technological advances such as geostationary satellites, Doppler radar, and remote sensing in relation to predicitng the weather.
Runtim is 24 minutes.
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