Meteorology (from Greek μετέωρος, metéōros, "high in the sky"; and -λογία, -logia) is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting (in contrast with climatology). Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology. Those events are bound by the variables that exist in Earth's atmosphere. They are temperature, air pressure, water vapor, and the gradients and interactions of each variable, and how they change in time....Ref
Exploring Meteorology
NASA Connect Segment that explores meteorology and how it affects aviation safety throughout the National Airspace System. Explains the importance of daily forecasts and tools like satellites to understand complex processes and the fundamentals of weather.
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Meteorology Guide: the online guides
A fun and comprehensive guide with modules on clouds and precipitation, forces and wind, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, storms, and hurricanes.
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
Meteorology - australia.gov.au
The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is the national meteorological authority for Australia. It provides weather forecasts, warnings and ...
www.australia.gov.au/Meteorology
