Synoptic scale meteorology
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Synoptic literally means an overall view.
In meteorology, synoptic scale refers to space and timescales roughly corresponding to those of mid-latitude depressions: thus spatial scales of several thousand kilometers and timescales of several days.
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External links
- http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=synoptic - definition of synoptic
- http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/synoptic_meteorology.html - definition of synoptic meteorology
- http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/synoptic_hour.html - definition of synoptic hours