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• The science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena. A distinction can be drawn between meteorology and climatology, the latter being primarily concerned with average, not actual, weather conditions.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  meteorology. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/meteorology.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  meteorology. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/meteorology (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "meteorology." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/meteorology.

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