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11 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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State of Atmosphere at some place and time
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Meterology
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the study of atmosphere and the processes that cause weather
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Climate
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weather conditions at some locality averaged over a specific time period
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Climatology
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the study of climate, its controls, and spatial and temporal variability
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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
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source of local weather information
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pressure Systems
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High Pressure System (anticyclones)
Low Pressure System (cyclones) Referring to air pressure |
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Air Pressure
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weight per unit area of a column of air that stretches upward from the Earths surface
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NWS
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National Weather Service
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S.A.M.E
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Specific Area Message Encoding
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Air Mass
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Huge volume of air covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers
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