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The Japanese Meteorological Agency became the third organization to initiate operational numerical weather prediction in 1959. [17] The first real-time forecasts made by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology in 1969 for portions of the Southern Hemisphere were also based on the single-layer barotropic model. [18]
The timeline of meteorology contains events of scientific and technological advancements in the area of atmospheric sciences. The most notable advancements in observational meteorology, weather forecasting, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric physics are listed chronologically. Some historical weather events are included that ...
The worm was launched from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and caused considerable damage. In 1989, its creator became the first person indicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act . December – Europe obtains its first permanent connection to the Internet, by satellite between Princeton University and Stockholm, Sweden .
Between 1950 and 1980, reflectivity radars, which measure position and intensity of precipitation, were built by weather services around the world. In United States, the U.S. Weather Bureau , established in 1870 with the specific mission of to provide meteorological observations and giving notice of approaching storms, developed the WSR-1 ...
Pages in category "1980s in technology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Timeline of computing 1980–1989; V. Videotape format war
Weather modification via cloud seeding has a long history in perennially dry Southern California. [1] Santa Barbara County has been cloud seeding with both ground-based machines and dedicated cloud-seeding airplanes since the 1980s. [1]
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A weather map, also known as synoptic weather chart, displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time and has various symbols which all have specific meanings. [1] Such maps have been in use since the mid-19th century and are used for research and weather forecasting purposes.