Meteorology
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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 productio
Parhelion (sundog) in Savoie
Twilight at Baker Beach
A hemispherical cup anemometer
A meteorologist at the console of the IBM 7090 in the Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit, c. 1965
Numerical weather prediction
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Numerical weather prediction uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Though first attempted in the 1920s, it was not until the
The ENIAC main control panel at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering operated by Betty Jennings and Frances Bilas
Weather reconnaissance aircraft, such as this WP-3D Orion, provide data that is then used in numerical weather forecasts.
Field of cumulus clouds, which are parameterized since they are too small to be explicitly included within numerical weather prediction
Top: Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) simulation of Hurricane Rita (2005) tracks. Bottom: The spread of NHC multi-model ensemble forecast.