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micrometeorology definition

micro·me·teor·ol·ogy (-mēt′ē ər äl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of meteorology that deals with the small-scale processes, physical conditions, and interactions of the lowest part of the atmosphere, esp. in the first few hundred feet above the earth's surface

Etymology: micro- + meteorology

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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