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WeatherWise - Glossary


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  Mesosphere: The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.
  Meteorologist: Someone who makes a scientific study of weather and weather processes.
  Meteorology: The science of the atmosphere - meteorology embraces both weather and climate and is concerned with all aspects of the Earth's atmosphere (and those of the planets) and with the interaction between the atmosphere and the surface. The term was first used by Aristotle.
  Millibar: International unit for measuring air pressure, now sometimes called a hectopascal.
  Mist: Slight impairment of visibility resulting from water droplets suspended in the air.
  Monsoon: The seasonal shift in wind direction that brings alternate very wet and very dry seasons to India and much of Southeast Asia.



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