United States Weather Bureau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Weather_Bureau

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Weather_Bureau
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1970
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Congress_of_the_United_States gptkb:Signal_Service_Act_of_1870
gptkbp:formed	1870
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Weather Bureau
gptkbp:legacy	foundation for modern meteorology in the United States
gptkbp:mainFunction	aviation weather services hurricane tracking climate research agricultural weather services collection and dissemination of weather data issuance of weather warnings public weather education
gptkbp:moved_to_Department_of_Agriculture	1890
gptkbp:moved_to_Department_of_Commerce	1940
gptkbp:notableDirector	gptkb:Francis_W._Reichelderfer gptkb:Robert_M._White gptkb:Willis_L._Moore gptkb:Charles_F._Marvin
gptkbp:notableEvent	participation in international meteorological cooperation development of weather maps early tornado warning experiments establishment of aviation weather services establishment of hurricane warning network forecasted the 1900 Galveston hurricane introduction of teletype weather reports introduction of weather radar involved in World War II weather operations launch of weather balloons use of radiosondes use of weather satellites (late 1960s)
gptkbp:operated_hurricane_warning_centers	in the United States
gptkbp:operated_weather_stations	across the United States
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Commerce gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_Army_Signal_Service
gptkbp:publishedIn	climate summaries meteorological research weather bulletins
gptkbp:reorganizedAs	gptkb:National_Weather_Service
gptkbp:responsible_for	weather forecasting meteorological observations
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:National_Weather_Service
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Weather_Service gptkb:United_States_Merchant_Marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5