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Meteorology  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Biometeorology
  • Climatology

Note

  • the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS or specifics treed under it for atmospheric and climatic characteristics and phenomena

Scope note

  • The science of studying the characteristics of the atmosphere such as its temperature, density, winds, clouds, precipitation, and other atmospheric phenomena and aiming to account for the weather in terms of external influences and the basic laws of physics. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

History note

  • 2009; use METEROLOGY CONCEPTS 1977-2008 & WEATHER 1963-1976

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