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Weather
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The state of the atmosphere at some place and time described in terms. ex: temperature, humidity, wind speed.
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Meteorology
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The scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric process.
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Climate
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Weather of some locality averaged over some time period plus extremes in weather behavior observed during the same period or during the entire period of record.
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Climatology
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Study of climate, its controls and spatial and temporal variability.
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N.W.R.
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is in all hazards radio network.
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Pressure Systems
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Individual synoptic-scale features of atmospheric circulation; commonly denoted as highs or lows, less frequent ridges or troughs.
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Air Pressure
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The circumlative force exerted on any surface by the molecules composing air; usually expressed as the weight of a column of air per unit surface unit.
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Air Mass
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A huge volume of air covering thousands of square kilometers that is horizonatally relatively uniform in temerature and water vapor concentration.
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Cloud
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A visible suspension of minute water droplets and/or ice crystals in the atmosphere above the earth's surface. ~form in the free atmosphere.
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Front
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A narrow zone of transition between air masses of contrasting air density, that is, air masses of different temperapture, humidity or both. Fronts are classified as stationary, warm, cold, and occluded.
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