Meteorologi: Perbedaan antara revisi

Peramalan cuaca adalah aplikasi sains dan teknologi untuk memprediksi kondisi [[atmosfer]] pada masa depan pada suatu lokasi. Manusia telah mencoba memprediksi cuaca secara informal sejak ribuan tahun yang lalu, dan secara formal sejak abad ke 19.<ref>Eric D. Craft. [http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/craft.weather.forcasting.history An Economic History of Weather Forecasting.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503193324/http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/craft.weather.forcasting.history |date=2007-05-03 }} Retrieved on 2007-04-15.</ref> Peramalan cuaca dibuat dengan mengumpulkan [[data]] kuantitatif mengenai kondisi terkini dari atmosfer menggunakan pemahaman ilmiah dari proses atmosfer untuk memproyeksikan bagaimana atomsfer berubah.<ref>[[NASA]]. [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/WxForecasting/wx2.html Weather Forecasting Through the Ages.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910210732/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/WxForecasting/wx2.html |date=2005-09-10 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-25.</ref>

Terdapat keragaman penggunaan ramalan cuaca. Peringatan cuaca menjadi penting karena digunakan untuk melindungi nyawa dan properti milik masyarakat.<ref>[[National Weather Service]]. [http://www.weather.gov/mission.shtml National Weather Service Mission Statement.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612134118/http://www.weather.gov/mission.shtml |date=2008-06-12 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-25.</ref> Peramalan berdasarkan [[temperatur]] dan [[presipitasi]] penting bagi [[pertanian]],<ref>Blair Fannin. [http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/061406-Texas-weather/ Dry weather conditions continue for Texas.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703095038/http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/061406-Texas-weather/ |date=2009-07-03 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-26.</ref><ref>Dr. Terry Mader. [http://beef.unl.edu/stories/200004030.shtml Drought Corn Silage.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005203246/http://beef.unl.edu/stories/200004030.shtml |date=2011-10-05 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-26.</ref><ref>Kathryn C. Taylor. [http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C877.htm Peach Orchard Establishment and Young Tree Care.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224112403/http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C877.htm |date=2008-12-24 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-26.</ref><ref>[[Associated Press]]. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5DB1E30F937A25752C0A967958260 After Freeze, Counting Losses to Orange Crop.] Retrieved on 2008-05-26.</ref> dan juga kepada pedagang komoditas di ''stock market''. Peramalan temperatur digunakan perusahaan utilitas (misalmisalnya suplayer gas, listrik) untuk menentukan jumlah permintaan konsumen yang akan datang.<ref>[[The New York Times]]. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D9123AF935A15751C0A965958260 FUTURES/OPTIONS; Cold Weather Brings Surge In Prices of Heating Fuels.] Retrieved on 2008-05-25.</ref><ref>[[BBC]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5212724.stm Heatwave causes electricity surge.] Retrieved on 2008-05-25.</ref><ref>Toronto Catholic Schools. [http://www.tcdsb.org/environment/energydrill/EDSP_KeyMessages_FINAL.pdf The Seven Key Messages of the Energy Drill Program.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217042744/http://www.tcdsb.org/environment/energydrill/EDSP_KeyMessages_FINAL.pdf |date=2012-02-17 }} Retrieved on 2008-05-25.</ref> Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, peramalan cuaca menentukan apa yang akan dipakai orang ketika itu (payung, jaket, ban rantai, dan sebagainya).

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