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The diagram illustrates the process of broadcasting weather information to the
public.
There are four stages in the process, beginning with the collection of information
about the weather. This information is then analysed, prepared for presentation, and
finally broadcast to the public.
Looking at the first and second stages of the process, there are three ways of
collecting weather data and three ways of analysing it. Firstly, incoming information
can be received by satellite and presented for analysis as a satellite photo. The
same data can also be passed to a radar station and presented on a radar screen or
synoptic chart. Secondly, incoming information may be collected directly by radar
and analysed on a radar screen or synoptic chart. Finally, drifting buoys also receive
data which can be shown on a synoptic chart.
At the third stage of the process, the weather broadcast is prepared on computers.
Finally, it is delivered to the public on television, on the radio, or as a recorded
telephone announcement.