Smoothing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008964",
  "term": "Smoothing",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A statistical or numerical procedure applied to data to remove or reduce short-term fluctuations, noise, or small-scale features, revealing underlying trends or patterns. In meteorology, this is done by applying mathematical filters, such as a moving average, to gridded fields or time series. The degree of smoothing is controlled by the filter's characteristics, such as the size of the averaging window.",
  "see_also": [
    "consecutive mean",
    "curve fitting",
    "filtering",
    "bloxam"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/smoothing/"
}