Outline of Meteorology - History of Meteorology

History of Meteorology

Main articles: History of meteorology and Timeline of meteorology
  • History of weather forecasting – prior to the invention of meteorological instruments, weather analysis and prediction relied on pattern recognition, which was not always reliable
  • History of surface weather analysis – initially used to study storm behavior, now used to explain current weather and as an aid in short term weather forecasting

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