Introduction to earth science

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  • Earth science is a feild of study concerned with the planet earth or one or more of its parts
  • The three principal component disciplines of earth science is atmospheric science and its branches, Hydrologic science and its branches and geologic science and its branches
  • Atmospheric science and its branches: Aeronomy, Climatology and meteorology
  • Aeronomy is the study of the atmospheric regions above the lower stratosphere. It deals with the phenomena such as airglows, auroras and photochemical process
  • Climatology has something to do with the long term weather conditions on a global scale
  • Meteorology is primarily concerned with the short term weather conditions in the atmosphere
  • Weather forecasting is accurate predictions of the future weather conditions
  • Weather modification is to modify the weather such as suppressing the hail and fog and weaken hurricanes