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mi•cro•me•te•or•ol•o•gy
Pronunciation: (mī"krō-mē"tē-u-rol'u-jē), [key]—
n.
the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground. Cf.
macrometeorology, mesometeorology, microclimatology. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.