A densely-spaced, automated weather observation network such as Oklahoma's Mesonetwork can pick out a weather phenomenon such as a(n) ________ much better than observing networks with less densely-spaced surface observations.
A) tornado funnel cloud
B) Rossby wave
C) entire air mass
D) divergence in the upper air
E) dryline

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A densely-spaced, automated weather observation network is particularly effective at detecting small-scale weather phenomena like a dryline, which is a sharp boundary separating moist and dry air masses. Such networks can provide detailed observations that reveal the fine-scale structures and movements of these phenomena, which are often missed by less dense observation networks.

A Densely-Spaced, Automated Weather Observation Network Such as Oklahoma's Mesonetwork