Description should include the following concepts:
- A constant pressure analysis chart (also called an isobaric chart) is a weather map representing conditions on a surface of equal atmospheric pressure.
- Constant pressure analysis charts usually contain plotted data and analyses of the distribution of height of the surface (contours), wind (isotachs), temperature (isotherms), and sometimes humidity (isohumes).
Retrieved from AC 00-6B, FAA, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Process/Skill Questions:
- What information is included on a constant pressure analysis chart?