Meteorology - A brief history
Meteorology - the study of the atmosphere and it's phenomena
First discussed by Aristotle, 340 B.C.
wrote a book entitled Meteorologica - summarized meteorological knowledge to date
17th-18th centuries - meteorology came into being with the advent of met instrumentation such as thermometers and barometers
19th century - met observations were being made routinely - transmitted with the telegraph
1920's - Concept of airmasses and fronts was formulated in by Norwegian meteorologists
They developed a theory for the evolution of mid-latitude cyclones - still used today!!
After WWII - meteorological radars were implemented
1950's - computers ran first models of the atmsophere
1960's - first meteorological satellites were launched (Tiros I )
1990's - National Weather Service was modernized
We are now able to observe meteorological phenomena on most all spatial scales!!!