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Weather
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the state of the atmosphere at some place and time
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Meteorology
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the study of the atmosphere and the process that causes weather
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Climate
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popularly defined as weather conditions at some locality averaged over a specified 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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N.W.R.
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National Weather Radio
-broadcasts continuous weather information |
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N.O.A.A
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National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
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N.W.S
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National Weather Service
Forecasts offices 24 hrs |
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S.A.M.E.
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Specific Area Message Encoding
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Pressure Systems
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High-anticyclones
Low-cyclones |
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Air Pressure
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the weight per unit area of a column of air that stretches upward from the Earth's atmosphere.
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