Vertical Cross Sections
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Application
Description
In meteorology vertical cross-sections are used because they give additional information compared to the information gained from the analysis on horizontal levels.
Content
Not immediately related to satellite meteorology but often presented in the EUMeTrain material are cross sections. In meteorology vertical cross-sections are used because they give additional information compared to the information gained from the analysis on horizontal levels. The basics on cross sections and what can be derived are discussed and tested in the CAL module.