[[Surface]] temperature [[differences]] in turn cause [[pressure]] differences. Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes due to differences in compressional [[heat]]ing. Weather [[forecasting]] is the [[application]] of [[science]] and [[technology]] to [[predict]] the [[state]] of the [[atmosphere]] for a [[future]] time and a given location. The atmosphere is a [[chaotic]] system, so small changes to one part of the system can [[grow]] to have large effects on the system as a [[whole]]. Human attempts to [[control]] the weather have occurred throughout human [[history]], and there is [[evidence]] that human activity such as [[agriculture]] and industry has inadvertently modified weather [[patterns]]. | [[Surface]] temperature [[differences]] in turn cause [[pressure]] differences. Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes due to differences in compressional [[heat]]ing. Weather [[forecasting]] is the [[application]] of [[science]] and [[technology]] to [[predict]] the [[state]] of the [[atmosphere]] for a [[future]] time and a given location. The atmosphere is a [[chaotic]] system, so small changes to one part of the system can [[grow]] to have large effects on the system as a [[whole]]. Human attempts to [[control]] the weather have occurred throughout human [[history]], and there is [[evidence]] that human activity such as [[agriculture]] and industry has inadvertently modified weather [[patterns]]. |