ilmatieteellinen

Ilmatieteellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning meteorological or related to meteorology. It is formed from ilma, meaning air or weather, and tieteellinen, meaning scientific, with the typical -ellinen suffix that turns the root into an adjective. The term is used to describe topics, disciplines, and activities connected to the study of the atmosphere and weather.

In practice, ilmatieteellinen is found in scientific and institutional texts, such as ilmatieteellinen tutkimus (meteorological research), ilmatieteelliset havainnot (meteorological observations), and ilmatieteelliset mallit (meteorological models). It is often employed to specify the scientific nature of weather-related work or data. In everyday Finnish, ilmatiede or ilmakehätiede are more common shorthand references to the field itself.

The scope of ilmatieteellinen encompasses meteorology as a discipline and its relationships with related fields such as atmospheric physics, climatology, and geosciences. It covers activities like weather forecasting, atmospheric measurements, data analysis, and numerical modeling. The concept also appears in public and administrative contexts when describing research programs, university courses, or services related to weather and climate.

In Finland, the term is used alongside more widely known names for the field. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (Ilmatieteen laitos) operates as the national authority for weather forecasting and climate research, and its Finnish-language materials frequently employ ilmatieteellinen when describing the scientific work involved.