Why is a thermodynamic diagram important to meteorologists?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The atmosphere is three-dimensional; it has vertical and horizontal dimensions. Thermodynamic charts provide meteorologists with a vertical "snapshot" of temperature, pressure, and moisture. This knowledge is applied to forecasting.
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