Archive-name: meteorology/faq-intro
Last-modified: 1 March 2000

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This article is copyright (c) 2000 by Tom Berg. It may be freely
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With special honor given to Ilana Stern who conceived of this FAQ and
maintained it with the greatest of professionalism and care until the torch was passed to me.  

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Section Contents

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