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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Meteorology. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Meteorology
articles		 Importance
Top High Mid Low None Total
Quality
Featured article FA 2 3 1 91 97
A 1 20 21
Good article GA 2 4 8 2 176 192
B 9 28 44 16 233 330
Start 8 40 110 111 689 958
Stub 11 83 227 306 627
List 4 1 35 40
Assessed 21 84 252 358 1550 2265
Unassessed 1 3 63 67
Total 21 85 252 361 1613 2332

This table includes data from all sub-projects (Tropical cyclones, Non-tropical cyclones, and Severe weather) under the "None" importance column.

[edit] Title

WikiProject on Meteorology and Weather Events

[edit] Scope

The purpose of the Meteorology and Weather Events project is a large-scale initiative that simplifies and standardizes pages for all weather events, improves the information available for past events and works to provide better information for all future events. In addition, the project also improves and simplifies pages for general meteorology.

Weather events include tropical cyclones (covered in a separate project), tornadoes (also covered in a separate project), floods, wind storms, winter storms, droughts, extreme heat/cold and lightning events. Historical events involving or caused by these phenomena may also be included.

Meteorology includes atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, weather observation stations and networks, weather instrumentation and equipment, biographical articles on notable meteorologists, weather research projects, weather prediction and modeling, and phenomena related to every-day weather.

Related topics in climatology, geology and space science may also fall under the scope of this vast project.

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[edit] Participants

[edit] Active members

  • Μ79_Šp€çíá∫횆tell me about it
  • CrazyC83 21:38, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Icelandic Hurricane 01:05, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
  • bob rulz 23:53, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Hurricanehink 12:40, 20 March 2006 (UTC) (I'll do it when I can)
  • WindRunner 01:19, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Evolauxia 00:16, 26 March 2006 (UTC) ~ As a meteorologist, I have a background in atmospheric sciences, as well as access to journals, conferences, and experts
  • Runningonbrains 19:26, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
  • RingtailedFox - Amateur Meteorologist, helped out at CBET-TV and CKLW AM 800 in Windsor, Ontario. I study Canadian tornadoes, and will contribute to those when i can.
  • Hello32020 21:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Deditos 10:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC). I have a PhD in Meteorology, but not a great deal of time.
  • Thegreatdr 18:48, 10 October 2006 (UTC) Forecaster at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland.
  • Jamie|C 13:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC) < already been in tropical cyclone project for almost a year.
  • WxGopher Adding stuff on Minnesota and Midwest climate & events
  • IrfanFaiz 03:55, 4 February 2007 (UTC) I don't know why... i just love meteorology thats all... am also a WPTC member.
  • Senorpepr 05:52, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  • JForget 02:55, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Mbrstooge 21:30, 26 June 2007 (UTC) - I've been interested in weather since I was 6 years old.
  • WxHalo 02:11, 21 July 2007 (UTC) I am a Sophmore in High School with an avid intest in Weather ever since I was five. I plan to attend OU or Penn State. I am willing to help maintain or create any weather related pages
  • Ks0stm 12:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC) I'm a high school student wanting to become a meteorologist; I know alot about weather in the midwest, especially severe weather.
  • Trvsdrlng 04:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC) I'm a freshman meteorology student at the University of Oklahoma (lot of us here, aren't there?)
  • Theonlysilentbob 20:12, 20 September 2007 (UTC) 4th Year undergrad, minor in weather and climate, active Canadian storm chaser and ENG camera, I provide many of the local Canadian news outlets with storm video, etc.
  • Southern Illinois SKYWARN 16:28, 20 October 2007 (UTC) I have been a member of Wikiproject severe weather since I registered, so I finally have decided to join up here.
  • Hydrogen Iodide (HI!) 18:56, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Juliancolton 12:07 04 November 2007 (UTC) I am also a memner of Wikiproject Tropical Cyclones.
  • Andreas Willow 11:39, 20 November 2007 (UTC) I am interested in weather forecasting and tropical cyclones. I am a Master's student in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics.
  • The Canadian Roadgeek (talk) 23:44, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Triberocker (talk) 16:12, 3 February 2008 (UTC) I am a sophomore meteorology major at Valparaiso University.
  • Stormtracker94 (talk · contribs) Always has been an interest of mine. 11:11, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • TheNobleSith (talk · contribs) An amateur with dreams of becoming pro.Also in WikiProject Tropical Cyclones 03:45, 19 Febuary 2008 (UTC)
  • Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:03, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Jason Patton (talk) 03:06, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Should have time with summer upon us
  • AtheWeatherman (talk) 08:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC) Really interested in subject, loads of stuff on it, hope to take it further (colledge, Uni). Hope I can help.


To show you are a member, add the {{User Meteorology}} userbox to your userpage:

This user is a member of WikiProject Meteorology and Weather Events.

[edit] Inactive participants

  • Chris1193 21:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 21:28, 9 December 2007 (UTC) - Aerospace engineering undergrad, very interested in meteorology. Hurricane nutcase. Will work here when I can.
  • Wweisreal 22:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC) I am very interested in Meteorology. I am a high school sophomore wishing to become a meteorologist.
  • Jonathan Same as above, but I'm not in high school.
  • Meteoguy 18:57, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
  • cbrown I'm a master's student studying natural hazards and disasters
  • Kuzwa 21:11, 30 July 2007 (UTC) (Weather nut)
  • Scott Reed 20:15, 17 August 2007 (UTC) I don't see much information about "FIRE" weather, I'm a fire weather forecaster so i'll see what I can help out with in that aspect.
  • Weathermandan 00:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC) I'm a TV meteorologist in Oklahoma with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science.
  • Atscgeek07 15:15, 13 July 2007 (UTC) - Just got my M.S. in AtSc and am going to start my Ph.D. in about a month. Brand new to editing on Wikipedia, I'll try and help out however I can.
  • BazookaJoe 04:17, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Ab1554 20:15, 29 April 2007 (UTC) A geography student with an interest in climate change and palaeoecology.
  • --CWY2190TC 23:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Dr. Joe Smith 13:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Have got a Ph.D in Meteorology and will be happy to help in editing articles including Cyclones in general and Severe Weather. I am also a WTPC member.
  • Wxgirl 01:24, 23 June 2007 (UTC) I have a B.S. and M.S. in atmospheric science and currently work for a consulting firm. I'd love to help in any way I can.
  • Cori Fournier 13:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
  • user:maverick423 Will do my best on all US weather events. Will provide more info on storms relating to the south
  • Incubusman27 01:10 7 March 2007 (UTC).
  • Raymond Arritt Reporting for duty.
  • →Cyclone1→, ehh I might as well join. I've been a the TC project for a while now.
  • Smcafirst or Nick • Sign • Chit-Chat • I give at 20:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Jordanrschroeder 02:57, 9 January 2007 (UTC) I am adding more weather information about Ohio and the Midwest. I am also adding several 'ongoing' events including Ohio 2007 Weather Timeline.
  • Aerobird 14:36, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Oghmoir 15:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC). I feel obliged to join the project as I've committed myself to the articles about annual global weather (e.g. Weather in 2007). Happy to help with other stuff, too.
  • RattleMan 08:38, 4 November 2006 (UTC) Likewise as JamieC, I've been in the TC project for over a year.
  • I'll help with nor'easters and tornado outbreaks (I created {{infobox tornado}} after all ;P) – Chacor 11:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Hard Raspy Sci 18:30, 22 November 2006 (UTC) -- As one of the starters of Meteorology and starter of many Met./atmos. articles on wikipedia, I prefer to work with the group, I have worked on articles with many persons including those on this list. Outside of this I have been absent of wikipedia editing in 2006, due to a weather association startup I am working on.
  • Crimsone - Not an expert (barely even an amateur by my estimate), but interested, willing, and somehow I seem to have been drawn in already anyway.
  • Pugzi A lecturer and author in aviation meteorology and aircraft performance in Oxford, England. Enthusiastic and willing to help.
  • Davidals--Davidals 17:49, 8 October 2006 (UTC) I have been working to research and create articles when approriate for various tornadoes and tornado outbreaks. My focus has been the East Coast of the US, and due to the contrast between some sizable outbreaks, which are poorly documented (in contrast to Plains outbreaks) it's been rough going. Nonetheless, even at "start" class, this is about the only easily accessible spot documenting major E. Coast outbreaks. I'll try to get them above "start" class as time permits.
  • Aeon 22:49, 29 June 2006 (UTC) Meteorological Techincian in the US Navy for the last 6 years. Experience includes Radiosonde Launch, METAR/Synoptic Observation incoding, ASOS, Chart Analysis, Bathyothermigraph Lauch, Weather forecast briefing to pilots and ship commanders, and Hurricane Tracking.
  • Alastor Moody 23:55, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
  • RyguyMN 19:25, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Mordax 07:25, 22 July 2006 (UTC) Air Force Weather Forecaster and Observer, provided flight weather briefings, forecast weather for UK, Iceland, and Azores. Will provide any help (within reason) regarding additions of military weather forecasting in relation to the topic.
  • Wthrman13 01:14, 4 September 2006 (UTC) Meteorology Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma, specializing in storm-scale NWP and data assimilation, particularly of severe convection.
  • Vladimir Fuka 18:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC) Meteorology student at Charles University in Prague, hoping to become a Ph.D. student this month, studying mainly high resolution air-flow modelling
  • Dr Denim - Atmospheric Science/Math Undergrad Student interested in Tropical Meteorology
  • Dcwinds - Meteorological Technician QL6A Canadian Forces. Weather observer for 17 years, upper air (balloons) for 9. Also Weather Briefer.
  • Loren 04:14, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
  • EWS23 23:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Coredesat


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[edit] Goals

1) Standardize all pages for weather events, somewhat modeled after the tropical cyclone pages.

2) Improve the pages for weather features and make more real-world examples.

3) Learn more for historical weather events, and provide more information for current weather systems.

Each individual event type also forms a subproject. Ultimately this could be a parent of each different project.

[edit] Sub-Projects

The project is divided into several subproject sections:

  1. Forecasting and warnings
  2. Hurricanes/tropical cyclones (This currently operates as a separate project)
  3. Non-tropical/winter storms (This is now a descendant project)
  4. Severe weather (This is now a descendant project)
  5. Floods
  6. Droughts and fire events
  7. Extremes in temperature
  8. Weather data and instrumentation
  9. General meteorology (essentially anything which does not fall into above categories)

Currently, all but the tropical cyclone and severe weather projects fall into the scope of the general meteorology project. Our aim for the future is to have some or all of these become descendant, separate Wikiprojects, just as the tropical cyclone and severe weather projects currently are.

[edit] Format for articles

  • Lede section (with infobox if applicable)
  • Main body
    • For a weather event, this should include a summary of events leading up to, during, and after the event. It should also emphasize its impact and significance in the time that it occurred.
    • For a type of weather, phenomenon, or theory, this should include a history of its observation, a description of the phenomenon, and its significance.
    • For weather instrumentation or equipment, this should include a brief history of its invention, along with its applications and uses.
    • For a biographical article, this should include a brief overview of the person's life, with an in-depth look at their contributions to meteorology.
  • See also
    • This should include links (within wikipedia) to related phenomena, events, people, or other articles pertinent to the subject.
  • References
  • External Links


Note on units: All quantities should be expressed in both imperial units and metric units, regardless of the affected area. The primary measurements used in this project are imperial units, although primary-metric can be used in events that only affect regions that use only the metric system (i.e. Canada, Mexico, most of Europe). For example, to show winds of 50 mph, it should be listed as "50 mph (80 km/h)" in most circumstances. Rounding should be done to reasonable levels.

Note on galleries: It is not desirable to have an image gallery in a main article. However, linking to a gallery on Wikimedia commons using {{commons}} is very helpful. To upload a file to the Commons, click here (you must create/have a commons account to do this). For instructions on creating a commons gallery, see here.

Tornado outbreak format


[edit] Templates

See also Category:Meteorology templates

[edit] Infoboxes

  • {{Infobox storm}} for everything that doesn't fit in the specific templates below.
  • {{Infobox tornado outbreak}} provides a template for brief information at the top of the page for tornado outbreaks, including the date
  • {{Infobox tornado single}} provides the same information for events involving a single tornado
  • {{Infobox winter storm}} provides information such as peak intensity and storm types for winter storms
  • {{Infobox cyclone}} provides information for cyclones with both a snow storm and tornado outbreak impact
  • {{Infobox Cloud}}
  • {{Infobox Weather}} provides a standard template for monthly and yearly temperature (°F & °C) and precipitation (in & cm/mm) averages for a specified location such as a city. Has a provision for referencing the source data and the date acquired. As well as automatic unit conversion, so an editor only needs to enter one set of values (if desired) and the other measurement system's units will be convert to and displayed.

(Infoboxes for other events are planned)

[edit] Stub templates

This template should be added to the end of stub articles which fall under the category of general meteorology or climatology.
This template should be added to the end of stub articles which are biographies of a meteorologist or a climatologist. -Runningonbrains 01:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
This template should be added only to the end of stub articles which describe a specific historical weather event.


[edit] Data templates

  • {{Tornado Chart}} for tornado events to show the number of tornadoes produced and their intensity

[edit] Current weather templates

  • {{StormWatch}} for ongoing storm events. Should be used for major blizzard/winter storms with watches and warnings, major flood events or for a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch when conditions are very dangerous (usually, but not always, a PDS watch).
  • {{Ongoing weather}} in place of the "current event" tag for ongoing meteorology events.

[edit] Talk page templates

  • One of the following templates should be included at the top of each of the talk pages of articles covered by this wikiproject:
    • {{Severe}} for tornadoes and related events
    • {{Hurricane}} for hurricanes or tropical cyclones
    • {{Non-tropical}} for all extra-tropical storms
    • {{Extremes}} for extreme temperatures
    • {{Flood}} for flood events
    • {{Drought}} for droughts and fire events
    • {{Weather-data}} for weather data and instrumentation
    • {{Meteorology}} for other articles covered by this Wikiproject which do not fall into the above categories

[edit] Core Articles

Article Need Rationale Links Quality Comments
Meteorology Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Climatology High WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Atmospheric sciences Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? Start Needs a bit more work
Weather Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? Start Needs a bit more work
Climate Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? Good article GA Good article
Climate change Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Earth's atmosphere Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Precipitation (meteorology) Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Global warming Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? Featured article FA Done
Weather forecasting High WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Atmospheric physics High WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? B Starting to get there
Surface weather analysis Top WP:CORE. Our top-level article ??? Featured article FA Done

Classification Links:

Category:FA-Class meteorology articles
Category:A-Class meteorology articles
Category:GA-Class meteorology articles
Category:B-Class meteorology articles
Category:Start-Class meteorology articles
Category:Stub-Class meteorology articles
Category:Disambig-Class meteorology articles
Category:Future-Class meteorology articles
Category:Current-Class meteorology articles
Category:Template-Class meteorology articles
Category:Category-Class meteorology articles
Category:Unassessed meteorology articles
Category:Top-importance meteorology articles
Category:High-importance meteorology articles
Category:Mid-importance meteorology articles
Category:Low-importance meteorology articles
Category:Unknown-importance meteorology articles

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[edit] General topics

[edit] Hurricanes/tropical cyclones

  • See related WikiProject above

[edit] Non-tropical cyclones

[edit] Tornadoes and related events

[edit] Floods

[edit] Droughts

[edit] Extreme heat/cold

[edit] Winter storms

[edit] Other weather events

[edit] New articles related to meteorology

Feel free to post here any new meteorology-related articles that you created.

[edit] Pages needing attention

[edit] Meteorology and Weather

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