macrometeorology

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ meteorology.

Noun

macrometeorology (uncountable)

  1. (meteorology) The study of the large-scale behaviour of the atmosphere
    • 2013, William R. Cotton, Storm and Cloud Dynamics, volume 44, page ix:
      Generally, macrometeorology is concerned with weather systems having spatial scales greater than 1000 km and temporal scales on the order of several days or longer.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • macrometeorological

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