mesoscale

American  

[mez-uh-skeyl, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌskeɪl, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

adjective

1. pertaining to meteorological phenomena, such as wind circulation and cloud patterns, that are about 1–100 km (0.6–60 miles) in horizontal extent.

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Etymology

Origin of mesoscale

First recorded in 1955–60; meso- + scale ³

Example Sentences

Mesonets provide weather data at what is known as the mesoscale — a level of detail between large-scale weather patterns and individual storm cells — said James Lee, meteorologist-in-charge at the Weather Service’s Baltimore-Washington forecast office in Sterling, Va. Those observations are especially valuable during active weather emergencies such as tornado outbreaks.

From Washington Post

Now, Luo’s team plans to do the same for the macaque brain, which is 200 times bigger, aiming to produce a “mesoscale connectome”—something like a wiring diagram.

From Science Magazine

“We all live in these communities where the storms take place,” said Kim Klockow-McClain, a social scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma who studies weather and climate risk.

From Washington Post

You’re meticulously crafting a forecast, reviewing weather balloon data, looking at weather models and monitoring current conditions for more localized or “mesoscale” trends.

From Washington Post

Those expansive thunderstorm complexes are called mesoscale convective systems, and they’re a staple of weather on the Plains every spring.

From Washington Post