What is Meteorology?
{{unsourced|date=December 2017}} '''Meteorology''' is the science that focuses on the Earth's [[atmosphere]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag/page/n199 190]}}</ref> People who study meteorology are called meteorologists. Meteorologists record [[air pressure]], [[wind speed]] and direction, [[temperature]], [[humidity]], [[weather]] patterns, and other information. Meteorologists use this data to understand weather and to predict it. Meteorology is a major branch of [[earth science]]. Meteorologists study the causes of particular weather conditions using information obtained from the [[land]], [[sea]] and upper [[Atmosphere of Earth|atmosphere]]. They use [[computer]]ized and [[mathematics|mathematical]] models to make short and long-range [[Weather forecast|forecasts]] concerning weather and [[climate]] patterns. A variety of [[organization]]s use meteorological forecasts including: *[[transport]] services, particularly [[Air travel|air]] and [[Ship|sea travel]] *[[shipping]] and sea [[fishing]] industries and [[sailing]] organisations *[[government]] services, e.g. [[firefighter]]<nowiki/>s or for advice on [[climate change]] policy *[[Military|armed forces]] *[[farmers]]; *[[service sector|public services]] *[[mass media]] *[[industry]] and [[retail]] businesses *[[Insurance|insurance companies]] *[[Health care|health services]] In addition to forecasting, meteorologists study the impact of weather on the environment and conduct research into weather patterns, [[climate change]] and models of weather prediction. ==Related pages== *[[World Meteorological Organization]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Meteorology| ]] {{weather-stub}}