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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for the purpose of presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the [[atmosphere]]. Thus, to a [[meteorologist]], | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for the purpose of presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the [[atmosphere]]. Thus, to a [[meteorologist]], "synoptic" takes on the additional connotation of simultaneity.</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A specific scale of atmospheric motion with a typical [[range]] of many hundreds of kilometers, including such phenomena as [[cyclones]] and [[tropical cyclones]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''Compare'' [[mesoscale]].</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A specific scale of atmospheric motion with a typical [[range]] of many hundreds of kilometers, including such phenomena as [[cyclones]] and [[tropical cyclones]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''Compare'' [[mesoscale]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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synoptic
- In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view.
In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for the purpose of presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere. Thus, to a meteorologist, "synoptic" takes on the additional connotation of simultaneity.
- A specific scale of atmospheric motion with a typical range of many hundreds of kilometers, including such phenomena as cyclones and tropical cyclones.
Compare mesoscale.
