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macrometeorology

noun

  1. the study of large-scale behavior of the atmosphere
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English meteorology English macrometeorology From macro- + meteorology.

  1. The study of the large-scale behaviour of the atmosphere

    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.