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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' map spotting.) In meteorology, the process of transcribing weather information  onto maps, diagrams, etc.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It usually refers specifically to decoding [[synoptic reports]] and entering those data in conventional  station-model form on [[synoptic charts]]. It is done either manually or by computer.</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' map spotting.) In meteorology, the process of transcribing weather information  onto maps, diagrams, etc.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It usually refers specifically to decoding [[synoptic reports]] and entering those data in conventional  station-model form on [[synoptic charts]]. It is done either manually or by computer.</div><br/> </div>
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map plotting

(Also called map spotting.) In meteorology, the process of transcribing weather information onto maps, diagrams, etc.

It usually refers specifically to decoding synoptic reports and entering those data in conventional station-model form on synoptic charts. It is done either manually or by computer.


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