Meteorology: Meteorology is the science that studies the inter-relationships between the various components of air, natural cycles, geological movements of the earth and climate.
- It includes the study of storms, clouds, rainfall, thunder, lightning, etc.
- Depending upon the study of such factors, weather forecasts are made.
- Predictions made by the meteorological department is important to common people, farmers, fisheries, aviation services, water transport and various other organizations.
- For this purpose, on the International level, The World Meteorological Organization was established whereas on national level there is Indian Meteorological Department.
There are various models which are used weather prediction:
- Mathematical Model: In this model, supercomputers are used to analyse complex data collected from observations and to find the optimal solution.
- Holistic Model: In this model, the output from other models are also taken into consideration and then collectively final prediction is made.
