150 years - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2001 - 12 Shilling

Since the beginning of the 16th century there is a regular weather observation in Austria. Beginning in 1654, instruments were used in Innsbruck. In 1763, the Benedictine Abbey of Kremsmünster set up a weather station and in 1848 the Academy of Sciences established a meteorological network of stations. Since its founding in 1851, the area of ​​responsibility of the "Hohen Warte", which many still regard as a better weather, earthquake and observatory, has expanded enormously into the following specialist areas: Weather: Short- and medium-term forecasts are prepared and environmental and smog warnings issued, customers are eg the media, road services, agriculture (harvest, irrigation). Climate: this is about theory. u. applied climatology, model development and application, bioclimatology, climatolog. Country survey, etc. Environment: Measurement and model calculation of pollutant dispersion, crisis prevention and advice, environmental impact assessments, etc. Geophysics: seismology, magnetics, geomagnetism, soil investigations, geophysical. Land intake, assistance, e.g. for the search for archeology, archeology etc. In all areas there is a lot of information, expert and consultant work, such as for the energy sector (immission analyzes and forecasts), construction (earthquake safety, insulation), legal and insurance etc. The economic benefits of a modern weather service are 10 times its budget.