| Meteorology is the science that studies atmopheric phenomena, especially those that relate to weather. Meteorolgists who forecast the weather rely on thousands of weather stations located around the world, both on land and at sea. At each station, measurements are taken of such things as air pressure and temperature, wind speed, cloud cover, and precipitation. Elsewhere, upper-level observations are made by weather balloons, and satellites, which send a continuous flow of photographs back to earth. All of this information is sent to national weather centers where it is plotted on charts and analyzed by meteorologists. This information, called a forecast, is then sent to the public by newspapers, radio and television. |
