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mesoscale Meteorol.|ˈmɛsəʊskeɪl, ˈmiːzəʊ-|
Also meso-scale.
[f. meso- + scale n.3]
An intermediate scale, between that of high- and low-pressure systems on the one hand and that of microclimates on the other, on which such phenomena as storms occur. Freq. attrib.
1956T. Fujita Mesoanalysis of the Illinois Tornado of Apr. 9, 1953 (Univ. of Chicago Dept. Meteorol. Technical Rep. to U.S. Weather Bureau, Contract No. Cwb 8613) 2 A method of analyzing mesoscale charts. 1959Modernizing the Aviation Weather Service (U.S. Weather Bureau) 39 This meso-scale is considered a necessary link between the present synoptic scale and local weather events. 1969Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 518 Basic research continued into cyclonic storms and other aspects of the meso⁓scale or so-called secondary circulation of the atmosphere, including tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons), mid- and high-latitude lows, and tornadoes. 1970Nature 15 Aug. 646/2 Is there any sense in seeking to understand the effects of, say, major afforestation schemes on climate in the surrounding region without knowing much more about the behaviour of the atmosphere on the mesoscale? 1971Sci. News Let. 30 Jan. 81 Dr. H. A. Panofsky..pointed to weaknesses in the knowledge of mesoscale meteorology, the meteorology of areas 10 to 20 miles in diameter. 1974Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Sept. 982/3 Given the 3 to 5 kilometre photographic resolution, satellite data are most usefully applied to macroscale phenomena such as the major global wind patterns, or to mesoscale phenomena ranging in scale from 10 to 100 kilometres. |