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It is the first known work that attempts to treat a broad range of meteorological topics. [3] For the first time, precipitation and the clouds from which precipitation falls are called meteors, which originate from the Greek word meteoros, meaning 'high in the sky'. From that word comes the modern term meteorology, the study of clouds and weather.
John Park Finley (April 11, 1854 – November 24, 1943) was an American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer who was the first person to study tornadoes intensively and pioneer tornado forecasting. He also wrote the first known book on the subject as well as many other manuals and booklets, collected vast climatological data, set up a ...
His contributions to meteorology were noted in the December 17, 1956, issue of Time magazine. [10] His portrait appeared on the cover of that issue, the first meteorologist on the cover of a major magazine. [11] [12] [13] During this period he considered the effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and its potential warming effect. [14] [15]
John Park Finley (April 11, 1854 – November 24, 1943) was an American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer who was the first person to study tornadoes intensively and pioneer tornado forecasting. He also wrote the first known book on the subject as well as many other manuals and booklets, collected vast climatological data, set up a ...
Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not begin until the 18th century. The 19th century saw modest progress in the field after weather ...
Luke Howard FRS (28 November 1772 – 21 March 1864) was a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. [1] His lasting contribution to science is a nomenclature system for clouds, which he proposed in an 1802 presentation to the Askesian Society.
First page of a 1904 copy of William Ferrel's "A popular treatise on the winds: Comprising the general motions of the atmosphere, monsoons, cyclones, tornadoes, waterspouts, hail-storms, etc." Ferrel demonstrated that it is the tendency of rising warm air, as it rotates due to the Coriolis effect , to pull in air from more equatorial, warmer ...
His first bulletin was issued on 1 September 1869. [3] [7] Abbe was appointed chief meteorologist at the United States Weather Bureau on 3 January 1871, which at the time was part of the U.S. Signal Corps. [7] [8] One of the first things that he addressed was the forecasting dimension of meteorology. He recognized that predicting the weather ...