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Weather
State of Atmosphere at some place and time
Meterology
the study of atmosphere and the processes that cause weather
Climate
weather conditions at some locality averaged over a specific time period
Climatology
the study of climate, its controls, and spatial and temporal variability
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
source of local weather information
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pressure Systems
High Pressure System (anticyclones)
Low Pressure System (cyclones)
Referring to air pressure
Air Pressure
weight per unit area of a column of air that stretches upward from the Earths surface
NWS
National Weather Service
S.A.M.E
Specific Area Message Encoding
Air Mass
Huge volume of air covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers