Investigations 1A and 1B
Producing annotated maps and contour images
- You may need to practice contouring isobars using the data below before proceeding with Investigations 1A and 1B in your
Investigation Manual. The following exercises
will guide you through the process.
- Please practice drawing pressure contours using online drawing program. Read instructions carefully
and complete lessons 1 to 3 at
contouring tutorial website.
- Load above image above into into MSPaint, draw pressure contours, and identify wind flow around pressure systems.
Step by step instructions for this can be found at
Jetstream: Drawing Pressure Contours.
Print out PDF file and use
pencil to draw contours if you do not want to use MSPaint.
- To produce annotated images and contoured images in MSPaint , follow the intructions below.
- Start MS Paint (You can find this program in the "Start" Menu under the "Accessories" Menu).
- From the "File" menu in MS Paint, choose "Open" and go to directory holding the downloaded image. Insert the
image file into MS Paint.
- Click on the small pencil icon. While holding down the left mouse button, draw your contour line on the image.
- You can "Undo" any drawings by going to the "Edit" menu and choosing "Undo".
- Using the "File" menu, "Save" your image using the "File" menu.
Completing answer forms
- Please do Investigation 1A and 1B in your lab manual. If you do not have the lab manual, you may download pdf files
of these investigations at Investigation Listing at
Weather Studies Investigations Manual Homepage. Not that only
these Investigations will be available online. You will need to purchase the Investigation Manual for the second week of the course.
- Fill in the online answer forms on Blackboard. To submit answers for contour drawing exercises,
you will need to upload completed digital images into the Blackboard answer forms under Assignments --> Chapter 1: Monitoring Weather.
- The online portion of both these investigations are posted at the
OWS Website . The professor will e-mail you the login name
and password. Seperate answer forms are posted on Blackboard
for online investigations during the first week of the course.
- To produce and contoured images in MSPaint , follow the intructions below.
- On "Blackboard" course page, click "Assignments" --> Chapter 1: Monitoring Weather --> Investigation 1B - Manual
- Right-click and save relevant image files.
- Repeat process for MSPaint outlined above.
- Upload images into Blackboard answer forms as instructed in forms.
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