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Micrometeorology vs Meteorology - What's the difference?

micrometeorology | meteorology |

Meteorology is a derived term of micrometeorology.



As nouns the difference between micrometeorology and meteorology

is that micrometeorology is the portion of meteorology dealing with the observation and explanation of smallscale weather and weather forecasting for a local area up to several kilometers in diameter while meteorology is the science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

micrometeorology

English

Noun

(-)
  • The portion of meteorology dealing with the observation and explanation of smallscale weather and weather forecasting for a local area up to several kilometers in diameter.

    • Antonyms

    * macrometeorology

    meteorology

    English

    Noun

    (meteorologies)
  • The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
  • The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * aeronautical meteorology * agricultural meteorology * agrometeorology * applied meteorology * astrometeorology * biometeorology * dynamic meteorology * hydrometeorology * macrometeorology * mesometeorology * meteorological * micrometeorology * physical meteorology * radarmeteorology * radar meteorology * radio meteorology * synoptic meteorology

    Related terms

    * meteor * meteoric * meteorite * meteoroid * meteoroidal * meteoritic * meteoritics

    See also

    * aerology * aeronomy * weather forecasting English words suffixed with -ology