Atmospheric sciences
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| Meteorology [cat.] |
| Climatology [cat.] |
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Atmospheric sciences is an umbrella term for the study of the atmosphere, its processes, the effects other systems have on the atmosphere, and the effects of the atmosphere on these other systems.
Meteorology includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics with a major focus on weather forecasting. Climatology is the study of atmospheric changes (both long and short-term) that define average climates and their change over time, due to both natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate variability.
Atmospheric science has been extended to the field of planetary science and the study of the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system.
[edit] See also
- Earth science
- Hydrometeorology
- Weather
- Oceanography
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Atmospheric dispersion modeling
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- Atmospheric fluid dynamics applied to weather maps - Principles such as Advection, Deformation and Vorticity
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| Atmospheric sciences | Geodesy | Geology | Geophysics | Glaciology |
| Hydrology | Oceanography | Soil science |
| Environmental science |
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| Atmospheric sciences | Ecology | Geosciences | Soil science| Hydrology | |
| Related fields: Biology | Chemistry | Environmental design | Environmental economics | Environmental ethics | Environmental law | Physics | Pollution control | Sustainability | Waste management |
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