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meteorology  

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  • The science of phenomena and processes observed in the atmosphere, principally involving heat, motion and moisture. It focuses primarily on the study of weather, including weather forecasting and its basis in atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; meteorology]

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