Considerable effort is being exerted today to achieve more accurate weather predictions. With the use of electronic instruments and earth satellites, enormous gains have taken place recently in identifying and tracking storms over regions which have but few meteorological stations. Extensive experiments are also in progress for weather modification studies. But the limitations of weather modification have prevented meteorological results except in the seeding of super cooled, upslope mountainous winds which have produced additional rainfall on the windward side of mountain ranges. Nevertheless, they have provided a clearer understanding of the fundamentals of weather elements.

　　26. The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous because it_______.

　　A. enables man to alter the weather

　　B. makes weather prediction easier

　　C. gives the scientist information not obtained readily otherwise

　　D. uses electronic instruments

　　27. One characteristic of weather maps NOT mentioned by the author in this passage is

　　A. fronts B. thermal changes

　　C. frost D. wind speed

　　28. The thirty-day forecast is determined by examining_______.

　　A. daily weather maps B. upper air levels

　　C. satellite reports D. changing fronts

　　29. At the present time, experiments are being conducted in_____

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