Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on

weather processes and short term forecasting (in contrast with climatology). Studies in
the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur
until the eighteenth century. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events
which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology.

Pedology is the study of soils in their natural environment. It is one of two main branches
of soil science, the other being edaphology. Pedology mainly deals with pedogenesis, soil
morphology, soil classification. In physical geography pedology is largely studied due to
the numerous interactions between climate (water, air, temperature), soil life (microorganisms, plants, animals), the mineral materials within soils (biogeochemical cycles)
and its position and effects on the landscape such as laterization.