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A digital weather instrument
for home use
A meteorologist studies a radar image of a storm
Modern Weather Instruments
Meteorologists now use a combination of traditional
weather instruments and computer-based digital
weather instruments. Meteorologists get information
from advanced electronic instruments that are placed
in good locations for monitoring weather. Those
instruments use radio transmitters (like those in
cell phones) to send information to weather centers
where meteorologists work.
This weather device for home use has electronic
instruments inside for detecting and reporting
temperature and
humidity
. Some models
measure
air pressure
and are connected to
anemometers to measure wind speed.
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