Dataset · MLC-0110 · [FULL TEXT]

Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology

Name: Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology
Creator: MLchart
License: https://mlchart.com/terms/

1Description

Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology. 3,164 terms with definitions, abbreviations, synonyms and references. Every term is published as its own page, A to Z.

2Schema

Table 1. Fields
Field	Type	Description	Example
id	string	Stable MLchart term identifier	MLC-T-MET-000353
term	string	Headword as published	bounded weak echo region
field	string	Field of the dataset	Meteorology and atmospheric science
definition	string	Definition text; several definitions are numbered	(Also known as a vault.) Radar signature within a thunderstorm...
abbreviation	string	Abbreviation or acronym	BWER
expansions	array	Expanded forms, when the headword is an acronym	radiation fog
synonyms	array	Equivalent terms	vault
see_also	array	Related terms in the same field	weak echo region
references	array	Publications cited for the definition	NWS Glossary
url	string	Canonical page of the term	https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/bounded-weak-echo-region/

3Sample records

Sample record

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000353",
  "term": "bounded weak echo region",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(Also known as a vault.) Radar signature within a\nthunderstorm characterized by a local minimum in radar reflectivity at low levels which extends\nupward into, and is surrounded by, higher reflectivities aloft. This feature is associated with\na strong updraft and is almost always found in the inflow region of a thunderstorm. It cannot be seen\nvisually.",
  "abbreviation": "BWER",
  "synonyms": [
    "vault"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "weak echo region"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/bounded-weak-echo-region/"
}

4Browse

Table 2. Terms by initial
Initial	Terms	From	To
A	246	A	Azores high
B	142	B	BYD
C	251	C	cyclonic circulation
D	172	D	DZ
E	119	E	Eye Wall
F	180	F	FZRA
G	110	G	gyres
H	128	H0	HZ
I	108	ice age	ITWAS
J	14	January thaw	Juvenile Water
K	18	K	KTS
L	110	La Niña	lysimeter
M	196	M 3000	MWS
N	111	N	NXT
O	63	OBS	ozone layer
P	219	PAC	PWO
Q	18	QG	Quiet
R	174	R	RW
S	367	S	syzygy
T	148	T	Typhoon Season
U	48	U Burst	UWNDS
V	64	V Notch	VWP
W	126	W	WX
X	10	X-Band	XSEC
Y	3	YDA	yellow snow
Z	13	Z	Zurich Sunspot Classification
0-9	6	100-year Flood	88D

Acronyms and abbreviations: 129 entries with expansions.

5Uses

Domain adaptation and fine-tuning of language models
Term extraction, entity recognition and entity linking
Glossary, thesaurus and ontology construction
Search query expansion and synonym mapping
Evaluation sets for definition and question answering tasks

6Citation

@misc{mlchart_terminology_meteorology_2026,
  title     = {Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology},
  author    = {MLchart},
  publisher = {MLchart},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {2026.10},
  url       = {https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/}
}

MLchart. (2026). Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (Version 2026.10) [Data set]. https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/

7Access

The full Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology dataset (MLC-0110), 3,164 records. Delivered as JSONL, CSV or Parquet under a commercial licence.

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