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13 Cards in this Set
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WEATHER
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THE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT SOME PLACE AND TIME
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METEROLOGY
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THE SCIENTIFIC OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES
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CLIMATE
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WEATHER OF SOME LOCALITY AVERAGED OVER SOME PERIOD
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CLIMATOLOGY
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STUDY OF CLIMATE, ITS CONTROLS AND SPATAIL AND TEMPORAL VARABILITY
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N.W.R.
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NATIONAL WEATHER RADIO
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N.O.A.A.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC and ATMOSPHERIC ADMINSTRATION
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N.W.S.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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S.A.M.E.
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SPECIFIC AREA OF MESSAGING CODING
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PRESSURE SYSTEM
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INDIVIDUAL SYNOPTIC-SCALE FEATURES OF ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
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AIR PRESSURE
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THE CUMULATIVE FORCE EXERTED ON ANY SURFACE BY THE MOLECULES COMPOSING AIR
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AIR MASS
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A HUGE VOLUME OF AIR COVERING THOUSANDS OF SQUARE KILOMETERS THAT IS HORIZONTALLY RELATIVELY UNIFORM IN TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATION
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FRONT
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A NARROW ZONE OF TRANSITION BETWEEN AIR MASSES OF CONTRASTING AIR DENSITY, THAT IS OF DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, OR BOTH.
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TYPES OF FRONTS
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STATIONARY, WARM, AND COLD
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