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Atmospheric sciences
Atmospheric sciences
is an
umbrella term
for the study of the
Earth's 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 and anthropogenic
climate variability
.
Aeronomy
is the study of the upper layers of the atmosphere, where
dissociation
and
ionization
are important. Atmospheric science has been extended to the field of
planetary science
and the study of the atmospheres of the
planets
of the
solar system
.
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