macrometeorology
macrometeorology noun: the study of the large-scale behaviour of the atmosphere.
Noun
macrometeorology (uncountable)
- 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.2013, William R. Cotton, Storm and Cloud Dynamics, volume 44, page ix
Antonyms of macrometeorology
Origin of macrometeorology
From macro- + meteorology.
Words formed from macrometeorology
- macrometeorological
Questions about macrometeorology
- What does macrometeorology mean?
- Macrometeorology means the study of the large-scale behaviour of the atmosphere.
- What part of speech is macrometeorology?
- Macrometeorology is a noun.
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