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Time scale
Spatial scale
Examples
Microscale
Microscale
seconds to mins
meters to 1km
Turbulence in the boundary layer
Small cumulus clouds / turbulent eddies
Dust devils
Mesoscale
Mesoscale
minutes to hours to 1 day
kilometers to hundreds of km
Sea/land breeze
Mountain & Valley breezes; Katabatic, Chinook & Santa Ana Winds
Thunderstorms & their component parts
Synoptic Scale
Synoptic Scale
days to weeks
thousands of km
High and low-pressure systems
Warm and cold fronts
Planetary Scale
Planetary Scale
weeks to months
global
Monsoon
Climate patterns
Planetary scale waves
*Synoptic & planetary scales are often referred to as large-scale (Coriolis is important)*
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