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Here is my full essay (170 words):
The figure illustrates the process used by the Australia n Bureau of Meteorology to forecast the weather.
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 fin ally broadcast to the public.
Look ing at the first and sec ond 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 scree n or syn optic chart. Fin ally, drifting buoys also receive data which can be show n on a syn optic chart.
At the third stage of the process, the weather broadcast is prepared on computers. Fin ally, it is delivered to the public on televisi on, on the radio, or as a recorded
telephone announcement.