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maelstrom
Weather; Meteorology
A tidal whirlpool found between the islands of Moskenesy and Mosken in the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway. The term is generally applied to other tidal whirlpools.
macroviscosity
Weather; Meteorology
A quantity with the dimensions of kinematic viscosity, defined as ''u'' * ''z'' 0 , where ''''u'' * is the friction velocity and ''z'' 0 the aerodynamic roughness length. In smooth flow the ...
macroscale
Weather; Meteorology
Meteorological expression referring to synoptic events occurring on a scale of thousands of kilometers, such as warm and cold fronts. Compare mesoscale, microscale.
macrometeorology
Weather; Meteorology
The study of the largest-scale aspects of the atmosphere, such as the general circulation and weather types. There is a wide gap between this scale and the relatively small scale of mesometeorology. ...
mackerel sky
Weather; Meteorology
A sky with considerable cirrocumulus or small-element altocumulus cloud, resembling the scales on a mackerel; clouds of the variety vertebratus.
macroburst
Weather; Meteorology
A downburst on the misoscale. Bow echoes are often associated with macrobursts. See also microburst.
macroclimate
Weather; Meteorology
The general large-scale climate of a large area or country, as distinguished from the mesoclimate and microclimate.
