Friday, March 5, 2010

Isobars


Isobars are lines that connect areas of similar pressure on a map. It is often used in meteorology and is useful to help indicate areas of high and low pressure. This is an isobaric map of Europe and show two areas of particularly importance regarding pressure.
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