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International Meteorological Organization

International Meteorological Organization is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand International Meteorological Organization rather than just read about it. In short: The International Meteorological Organization (IMO; 1873–1951) was the first organization formed with the purpose of exchanging weather information among the countries of the world. It came into existence from the realization that weather systems move across country boundaries; and that knowledge of pressure, temperature, precipitations, etc., upstream and downstream are needed for weather forecasting.

Key takeaways

International Meteorological Organization belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect International Meteorological Organization to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of International Meteorological Organization from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The International Meteorological Organization (IMO; 1873–1951) was the first organization formed with the purpose of exchanging weather information among the countries of the world. It came into existence from the realization that weather systems move across country boundaries; and that knowledge of pressure, temperature, precipitations, etc., upstream and downstream are needed for weather forecasting. It was superseded by the World Meteorological Organization.

History The Renaissance brought significant development of instruments to measure atmospheric phenomena and scales to compare them. Subsequent developments in atmospheric science in the 18th century confirmed the need for widespread measurement and uniform transnational measurement scales. In the early 19th century, countries began to share meteorological data, and on this basis a conference was held in Cambridge in 1845 with representation by the leading British and European meteorologists, including:

Austrian Empire (Bohemia) – John Parish von Senftenberg, the founder of the Astronomical, Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory at Senftenberg (now Žamberk); Austrian Empire (Bohemia) – Karl Kreil, Director of the Imperial Observatory of Prague; Kingdom of Bavaria – Johann von Lamont, Director of the Bogenhausen Observatory in Münich; Prussia – Georg Adolf Erman, circumnavigator and meteorologist, professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (Humboldt University of Berlin); Prussia – Dr. Palon Heinrich Ludwig von Bogusławski, Director of the Royal Prussian Observatory in Breslau (Wrocław); Prussia – Heinrich Wilhelm Dove of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität; Russia – Adolph Theodor Kupffer, Director-General of the Russian System of Magnetic and Meteorological Observation; John Frederick William Herschel, committee chairman for the conference; Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen, geologist; George Peacock, Dean of Ely; William Whewell, astronomer; Humphrey Lloyd, physicist; George Biddell Airy, the Astronomer Royal; Edward Sabine, astronomer and geophysicist; Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, astronomer; John Phillips, geologist. Matthew Fontaine Maury, of the US Navy, initiated the convening of the first true international meteorological conference from late August through early September 1853. The conference opened its proceedings at Brussels, Belgium, on 23 August 1853, in the residence of M. Piercot, the Minister of the Interior. The governments represented at the first International Conference, and the names of the officers who attended were :

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with International Meteorological Organization

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what International Meteorological Organization claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to International Meteorological Organization before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about International Meteorological Organization ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of International Meteorological Organization

In research: International Meteorological Organization appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses International Meteorological Organization in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: International Meteorological Organization is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Former international organizations, Meteorological organizations, Organizations disestablished in 1953, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for International Meteorological Organization outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study International Meteorological Organization in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what International Meteorological Organization means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does International Meteorological Organization matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study International Meteorological Organization?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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