Abstract: Hourly CO2 concentration, amount of solar radiation, and plant distribution information are calculated through observation from predetermined satellites. A concentration of CO2 absorbed by plant-chlorophyll per each time unit is calculated. By adding up the CO2 concentration on the earth and the concentration of CO2 absorbed by the plant-chlorophyll, a CO2 concentration obtained provided that no plant-chlorophyll exist is calculated for a certain period. Thereafter, a mean concentration of CO2 that is absorbed according to changes in the distribution of plant-chlorophyll is calculated on the basis of a monthly mean solar radiation amount and plant-chlorophyll distribution information. By subtracting the CO2 concentration, which is a mean, from the total CO2 concentration, a CO2 concentration, which is a normal, is calculated.

Abstract: Hourly CO2 concentration, amount of solar radiation, and plant distribution information are calculated through observation from predetermined satellites. A concentration of CO2 absorbed by plant-chlorophyll per each time unit is calculated. By adding up the CO2 concentration on the earth and the concentration of CO2 absorbed by the plant-chlorophyll, a CO2 concentration obtained provided that no plant-chlorophyll exist is calculated for a certain period. Thereafter, a mean concentration of CO2 that is absorbed according to changes in the distribution of plant-chlorophyll is calculated on the basis of a monthly mean solar radiation amount and plant-chlorophyll distribution information. By subtracting the CO2 concentration, which is a mean, from the total CO2 concentration, a CO2 concentration, which is a normal, is calculated.

Abstract: A weather predicting apparatus computes predicted values indicative of the weather at predetermined time intervals after a predetermined time point in the past based on each initial value, and compares each predicted value with a corresponding actual value in the past. When the difference between the two is determined to be out of the tolerance, the weather predicting apparatus terminates computation of the initial value so that it will not be used for the prediction.

Abstract: A weather predicting apparatus computes predicted values indicative of the weather at predetermined time intervals after a predetermined time point in the past based on each initial value, and compares each predicted value with a corresponding actual value in the past. When the difference between the two is determined to be out of the tolerance, the weather predicting apparatus terminates computation of the initial value so that it will not be used for the prediction.

Abstract: A disaster predicting method, a disaster predicting apparatus, a disaster predicting program, and a computer-readable recording medium recorded with a disaster predicting program, which automatically order satellite image data based on periodically observed or predicted natural phenomenon, and also automatically analyze the obtained satellite image data to predict a disaster, thereby enabling to deal promptly with a disaster.

Abstract: A disaster predicting method, a disaster predicting apparatus, a disaster predicting program, and a computer-readable recording medium recorded with a disaster predicting program, which automatically order satellite image data based on periodically observed or predicted natural phenomenon, and also automatically analyze the obtained satellite image data to predict a disaster, thereby enabling to deal promptly with a disaster.

Abstract: An advertisement delivery method and an advertisement delivery program which enable change of an advertisement having an effect of promoting sales of a commodity for each area including a location of a store based on a local weather forecast on a real-time basis. A computer acquires from another computer weather-forecast information for a vicinity of a sales location of a commodity, and determines whether or not the acquired weather-forecast information meets an advertisement-adoption condition which is preset for the commodity. When the weather-forecast information meets the advertisement-adoption condition, the computer links advertisement information for the commodity with document information which is prepared in association with the sales location. Then, the computer outputs to a terminal through the network the document information and the advertisement information linked with the document information, in response to a request from the terminal for acquisition of the document information.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for measuring at least one atmospheric gas in an upper-air region using a plurality of sensors. The step of the method include measuring a temperature of the air using one of a plurality of sensors, which is not affected by gases contained in the air; measuring a temperature of the air using some of the plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being affected by at least one gas contained in the air; and calculating an amount of that atmospheric gas based on measured values obtained from each of the plurality of sensors.