(n.) A description of the air or atmosphere; aerology.

aerial photography aeroballistics aerodynamics aerogeology aerology aeromechanics aeromedicine aerometry aeronautical meteorology aerophotography aerophysics aeroscopy aerospace research aerostatics anemology aviation technology avionics barometry climatography climatology forecasting hydrostatics kinematics kinetics long-range forecasting meteorology microclimatology nephology photometry pneumatics rocketry supersonics weatherology