A line drawn on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure is called an isobar. The isobars are generated from mean sea level pressure reports and the pressure values are given in millibars. The image above of the Eastern united states was borrowed from the University of Illinois at Urbana's Website.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Isobars
A line drawn on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure is called an isobar. The isobars are generated from mean sea level pressure reports and the pressure values are given in millibars. The image above of the Eastern united states was borrowed from the University of Illinois at Urbana's Website.
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