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A. Meteorology: Module 1: Introduction To Meteorology
A. Meteorology: Module 1: Introduction To Meteorology
A. Meteorology
- one of the oldest observa0onal sciences in human history and perhaps the most relevant to a
broad segment of society
- Some of our first observa0onal meteorologists and weather forecasters were shepherds,
farmers and sailors whose livelihoods and safety depended upon understanding and
predic0ng the weather.
- Shepherds guarding their flocks on the ancient hill- sides looked skyward for signs of changes
in the weather.
- Farmers no0ced that rain or drought could destroy crops if they were planted or harvested at
the wrong 0me. Sailors experienced severe storms at sea or long delays if they were
“trapped” in areas of calm.
- These groups gathered data through keen observa0ons, which proved important as a
founda0onal database of weather informa0on.
D. Weather forecasLng
- the applica0on of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a
future 0me and a given loca0on; PAG-ASA
The weather forecas0ng has now become a science and it is performed by adop0ng the
following procedures (steps) :
1. recording of weather data (temperature, pressure, wind speed and direc0on, cloud forms,
humidity and precipita0on, visibility, storms etc.)
2. collec0on of weather data from weather recording (observa0ons centers) sta0ons sca[ered
world over including both land and ocean surfaces
3. transmission of weather data collected form major weather sta0ons to sub centers .
On the basis of dura0on of the validity of forecasts into three types as follows :
1. Short range weather forecasts
2.Medium range weather forecasts
3. Long range weather forecasts