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Macroscale vs Mesoscale - What's the difference?

macroscale | mesoscale |

As nouns the difference between macroscale and mesoscale

is that macroscale is a relatively large scale while mesoscale is a scale of intermediate size.

As an adjective mesoscale is

of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale.

macroscale

English

Alternative forms

*macro-scale

Noun

(en noun)
  • A relatively large scale
  • Usage notes

    *Used attributively in terms such as "macroscale chemistry".

    mesoscale

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale
  • (meteorology, of a weather phenomenon) roughly 2-200 kilometers in extent; between microscale and synoptic
  • Derived terms

    *mesoscale convective system

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scale of intermediate size