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Slide 7 - Atmospheric Profile - January 9, 2008 - 6 PM CST
Note: Atmospheric Profiles are Included to Properly Interpret Radar Data.

Atmospheric Profile - Ft. Worth, Texas - 6 PM CST - January 9, 2008
(Note: When Temperture and Dewpoint Lines Join the Humidity is 100%)
- Profile Shows Temperature Inversion With Top Near 7,000 Feet
- This Temperature Inversion is Weaker Than Inversion on January 8
- Normally Temperatures Decrease With Height
- When Temperatures Increase With Height an "Inversion" is Present
- This Inversion Could Still Cause Some Super Refraction of Radar Waves.
- Super Refraction Can Cause the Radar to Pick Up Ground Targets (e.g. Cars)
- The Winds Were West to Southwest at All Levels
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