Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather, using physics and chemistry to explain and forecast it. Reliable thermometers and barometers in the seventeen hundreds made systematic measurement possible, and the electrical telegraph after 1837 let widely separated observations be gathered and mapped quickly enough to matter; the United Kingdom founded the world's first national weather service, its Meteorological Office, in 1854.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own accountDated to the founding of the UK Meteorological Office, the first national meteorological service; instrumental and telegraphic precursors reach back further, so this year marks institutionalisation, not the earliest measurement. Central QuestionSourced to the subject's own accountGiven that the atmosphere is a chaotic system in which tiny differences in starting conditions grow into large differences in outcome, how far into the future can weather ever be reliably predicted? 1 ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountMeteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere, focused on weather processes and short-range forecasting, distinct from the longer-run study of climate. 1 SignificanceSourced to the subject's own accountAristotle's treatise Meteorology, written around 340 BC, gave the field its name and its first systematic attempt to explain weather phenomena through natural causes rather than divine will, remaining the standard reference on the subject for nearly two thousand years. 1 Connections
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Credited with naming the field and its first systematic treatment; quantitative modern meteorology developed much later.
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Source George Hadley (Wikipedia)
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Source Luigi Palmieri (Wikipedia)
Source Paul J. Crutzen (Wikipedia)
Source Qin Jiushao (Wikipedia)
Source Roger Lhermitte (Wikipedia)
Source Shen Kuo (Wikipedia)
Source Ted Fujita (Wikipedia)
Source Tor Bergeron (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: William Morris Davis
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Source Jet Stream (Wikipedia)
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Studies
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Anemometer, Instruments The anemometer measures wind speed, a core surface-observation instrument of meteorology.
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Hygrometer, Instruments The hygrometer measures atmospheric humidity, a standard surface-observation instrument of meteorology.
Radiosonde, Instruments The radiosonde is a balloon-borne instrument package that radios back atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity profiles, the backbone of upper-air meteorology since Pavel Molchanov's 1930 design.
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Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena, with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agriculture, construction, weather warnings, and disaster management.
- Part Of: Earth Science
- Founded By: Aristotle
In Group: Atmosphere, Oceans and Water, Lead
is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i
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Thermometer (Britannica)
Cloud (Wikipedia)
WikipediaStudies: Cloud Classification, LeadQuote, Studies: Cloud Classification, Lead
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, ice crystals, or other particles, suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space.
Japan Meteorological Agency (Wikipedia)
Studied By Institution: Japan Meteorological Agency, Lead, fields of dataQuote, Studied By Institution: Japan Meteorological Agency, Lead, fields of data
the agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields
Qin Jiushao (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Qin Jiushao, Lead, discipline meteorologyQuote, Has Scientist: Qin Jiushao, Lead, discipline meteorology
was a Chinese mathematician, meteorologist, inventor, politician, and writer of the Southern Song dynasty
Ted Fujita (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Ted Fujita, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: Ted Fujita, Lead
was a Japanese and American meteorologist whose research primarily focused on severe weather
Hans Ertel (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Hans Ertel, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: Hans Ertel, Lead
a pioneer in geophysics, meteorology and hydrodynamics
Roger Lhermitte (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Roger Lhermitte, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: Roger Lhermitte, Lead
was a French meteorologist
C. H. D. Buys Ballot (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Lead, works in meteorologyQuote, Has Scientist: C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Lead, works in meteorology
was a Dutch chemist and meteorologist who is the namesake of Buys Ballot's law
Luigi Palmieri (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Luigi Palmieri, Lead, works in meteorologyQuote, Has Scientist: Luigi Palmieri, Lead, works in meteorology
was an Italian physicist and meteorologist
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Lead, works in meteorologyQuote, Has Scientist: Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Lead, works in meteorology
was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist
David Brunt (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: David Brunt, Lead, disciplineQuote, Has Scientist: David Brunt, Lead, discipline
was a Welsh meteorologist
Giambattista della Porta (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Giambattista della Porta, Lead, field of workQuote, Has Scientist: Giambattista della Porta, Lead, field of work
as well as works on meteorology, optics, and astronomy
Gustav Schübler (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Gustav Schübler, Discipline 1Quote, Has Scientist: Gustav Schübler, Discipline 1
the founder of applied meteorology in Germany
George Hadley (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: George Hadley, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: George Hadley, Lead
was an English lawyer and amateur meteorologist
Wikipedia: William Morris Davis
Has Scientist: William Morris Davis, Infobox, fieldsQuote, Has Scientist: William Morris Davis, Infobox, fields
Infobox fields: Geography, Geomorphology, Geology, Meteorology
Tor Bergeron (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Scientist: Tor Bergeron, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Tor Bergeron, Lead sentence
Tor Bergeron (; 15 August 1891-13 June 1977) was a Swedish meteorologist who proposed a mechanism for the formation of precipitation in clouds.
Carl-Gustaf Rossby (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Scientist: Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Lead sentence
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby ( 28 December 1898 - 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-born American meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics.
Jule Charney (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Scientist: Jule Charney, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Jule Charney, Lead sentence
Jule Gregory Charney (January 1, 1917 June 16, 1981) was an American meteorologist who played an important role in developing numerical weather prediction and increasing understanding of the general circulation of the atmosphere by devising a series of increasingly sophisticated mathematical models
Paul J. Crutzen (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Paul J. Crutzen, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Paul J. Crutzen, Lead sentence
Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933-28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist.
Wladimir Koppen (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Scientist: Wladimir Koppen, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: Wladimir Koppen, Lead
was a Russian-German geographer, meteorologist
Shen Kuo (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Scientist: Shen Kuo, Infobox: fieldQuote, Has Scientist: Shen Kuo, Infobox: field
Agronomy, Astronomy, Archaeology, Anatomy, Antiquarianism, Mathematics, Pharmacology, Medical science, Entomology, Mineralogy, Music, Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Optical engineering, Soil science, Encyclopedism, Geomagnetics, Optics, Hydraulics, Hydraulic engineering, Mechanical engineering, Metallurgy, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Climatology, Cartography, Botany, Zoology, Economics, Finance, Military strategy, Ethnography, Divination, Art criticism, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Public Administration
Jet Stream (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Theory: Jet Stream, Lead, sentence 1Quote, Has Theory: Jet Stream, Lead, sentence 1
Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents in the atmosphere.
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