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Definition: meteorology from Philip's Encyclopedia

Study of weather conditions, a branch of climatology. Meteorologists study and analyse data from a network of weather ships, aircraft and satellites in order to compile maps showing the state of the high- and low-pressure regions in the Earth's atmosphere. They also anticipate changes in the distribution of the regions and forecast the future weather.

meteorology

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Scientific observation and study of the atmosphere , so that weather can be accurately forecast. Data from meteorological stations and weather satellites are collated by computers at central agencies, and forecast and weather maps based on current readings are issued at regular intervals. Modern analysis, employing some of the most powerful computers, can give useful forecasts for up to six days ahead. At meteorological stations readings are taken of the factors determining weather conditions: atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind (using the Beaufort scale ), cloud cover (measuring both type of cloud and coverage), and precipitation such as rain, snow, and hail (measured at 12-hour intervals). Satellites are used either to relay information transmitted from the Earth-based stations, or to send pictures of cloud development, indicating wind patterns, and snow and ice cover. History Apart from some observations included by Aristotle in his book Meteorologia , meteorology did…
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The Sunshine Boys , a film comedy (1975) with Walter Matthau and George Burns as a mutually antagonistic pair of old comics, billed as The Sunshine Boys THREATENING WEATHER , a painting (1928) by René Magritte ‘ RAINDROP’ PRELUDE , a piano piece (1839) by Chopin ‘ RAIN’ SONATA , a sonata (1878-9) by…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather . Individual studies within meteorology include aeronomy, the study of the physics of the upper atmosphere; aerology, the…
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From The Classical Tradition
The modern term meteorology derives from the ancient Greek word meteorologia , referring to the study of the meteora , the "things high up." Aristotle, in his natural philosophical work Meteorology (ca. 350 bce ), defines the subject as "everything that happens naturally, but with a regularity less…
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From Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
English astronomer and chemist Meteorology, so far as the prediction of the weather is concerned (which most persons consider, very erroneously, to be its only practical object), may be regarded as a science still in its infancy; though if such be the case, to judge from the voluminous nature of its…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Scientific observation and study of the atmosphere , so that weather can be accurately forecast. Data from meteorological stations and weather satellites are collated by computers at central agencies, and forecast and weather maps based on current readings are issued at regular intervals. Modern…
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Full text Article meteorological measuring instruments used in marine meteorology

From Science Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of Marine Science
Meteorological measuring instruments are devices for measuring the important quantities of the atmosphere, such as pressure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind speed and direction. For the most part, these are the quantities needed to make weather forecasts. Weather occurs in the…
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Full text Article Meteorology and Climatology

From The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology
Meteorology and climatology got off to a relatively slow disciplinary start in the nineteenth-century United States when compared with Western European nations. The country's size militated against a national network of observation stations, educational institutions lacked strong science staffs, and…
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Full text Article American Meteorological Society (AMS)

From Science Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of Marine Science
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a professional society that promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrological sciences. Atmospheric scientists include climatologists, meteorologists, atmospheric physicists and…
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(WMO), specialized agency of the United Nations; established in 1950 with headquarters at Geneva, it became affiliated with the United Nations a year later. It replaced the International Meteorological Organization, which was established in 1873. WMO aims at promoting international cooperation…
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Full text Article marine meteorology

From The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Section through the atmosphere, from polar...
was founded by the American naval officer Lieutenant Matthew Fontaine Maury , when he convened an international meeting in Brussels in 1853 to establish standards for the reporting of weather at sea and around coastlines. One result was the setting up of the International Meteorological…
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