Era origin year places an earth science concept in the year it was first proposed. Wikipedia records that Alfred Wegener is remembered for "suggesting in 1912 that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth," an idea that took decades to become accepted science. Browsing by origin year traces how earth science ideas have built on each other over time.
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Field of StudyMeteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena, with a focus on weather forecasting. 1 Era (Origin Year)
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1. Meteorology (Wikipedia)
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Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e., weather), with a focus on weather forecasting.
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