METEOROLOGY

the science that studies atmospheric

phenomena, especially those that relate to
weather. Meteorologists who forecast the
weather rely on thousands of weather stations
located around the world, both on land and at
sea.
HISTORICAL LOOK
Meteorology is one of the oldest observational
sciences in human history and perhaps the most
relevant to a broad segment of society.

Some of our first observational meteorologists and

weather forecasters were shepherds, farmers and
sailors whose livelihoods and safety depended upon
understanding and predicting the weather.
 HISTORICAL LOOK
Shepherds guarding their flocks on the ancient hillsides
looked skyward for signs of changes in the weather.

Farmers noticed that rain or drought could destroy crops if

they were planted or harvested at the wrong time.

Sailors experienced severe storms at sea or long delays if

they were trapped in areas of calm. These groups
gathered data through keen observations, which proved
important as a foundational database of weather
information.
 HISTORICAL LOOK
In Bible times - "You are able to interpret the appearance of the sky but the sign of
the times you cannot interpret. Book of Matthe

1441 -King Sejongs son, Prince Munjong, invented the first standardized rain gauge

1450 - Leone Battista Alberti developed a swinging-plate anemometer, and is known

as the first anemometer.

1607 - Galileo Galilei constructs a thermoscope

1643 -Evangelista Torricelli invented the barometer,Torricelli noticed that air

pressure changes in accordance with changes in the weather. In fact a drop in
pressure would often signal that a storm was coming.

1644 - hygrometer was invented

1662 - Sir Christopher Wren invented the mechanical, self-emptying, tipping bucket
rain gauge.
 HISTORICAL LOOK
1765 - daily measurements of air pressure, moisture content, wind
speed and direction began to be made. This was first done by French
scientist Laurent Lavoisier who stated,"With all of this information it is
almost always possible to predict the weather one or two days ahead
with reasonable accuracy.

1783 - the first hair hygrometer is demonstrated by Horace-Bndict de

Saussure.

1806 - Francis Beaufort introduced his system for classifying wind speeds

1854 - French warship and 38 merchant vessels sank in a fierce storm off
the Crimean port of Balaklava

April 1960 - launch of the first successful weather satellite, TIROS-1,

marked the beginning of the age where weather information became
available globally.
APPLICATION
Weather Forecasting

Aviation Meteorology

Agricultural Meteorology

Hydrometeorology

Nuclear Meteorology

Maritime Meteorology
1st Step: Observation
2nd Step: Collection And
Transmission Of Weather Data
3rd Step: Plotting Of Weather
Data
4th Step: Analysis Of Weather
Maps, Satellite And Radar
Imageries And Other Data
4th Step: Analysis Of Weather Maps, Satellite
And Radar Imageries And Other Data
Aviation meteorology
Aviation meteorology
deals with the impact of
weather on air traffic
management.

It is important for air

crews to understand the
implications of weather on
their flight plan as well as
their aircraft
 Agricultural meteorology
involves the integration of
climatological and
meteorological data and
techniques into agricultural
problems, such as crop
production, soil moisture,
moisture stress, and
migration of pests.

A good background in basic

math and sciences is
required.
 Hydrometeorology
Is a branch of meteorology and
hydrology that studies the transfer of water and energy
between the land surface and the lower atmosphere.
Nuclear Meteorology

Nuclear meteorology
investigates the
distribution
of radioactive aerosols an
d gases in the atmosphere
Maritime Meteorology

deals with air and wave

forecasts for ships
operating at sea.