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large scale

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001511

(Synoptic Scale) Size scale referring generally to weather systems with horizontal dimensions of several hundred miles or more. Most high and low
pressure areas seen on weather maps are synoptic-scale systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001511
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsocyclonic scale
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001511",
  "term": "large scale",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(Synoptic Scale) Size scale referring generally to weather systems with horizontal dimensions of several hundred miles or more. Most high and low\npressure areas seen on weather maps are synoptic-scale systems.",
  "see_also": [
    "cyclonic scale"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/large-scale/"
}

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