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| weather | the short term state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind and visibility |
| ocean current | movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern |
| global winds | the movement of air over earth's surface and patterns that are worldwide |
| El Nino | a periodic change in the ocean atmospheric system in the Equatorial pacific: characterized by above average sea surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean |
| jet stream | a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| La Nina | a periodic change in the ocean atmosphere system in the equatorial Pacific: characterized by below average sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean |
| weather forecasting | the process of predicting atmospheric conditions by collecting and analyzing atmospheric data |
| meteorology | the scientific study of earth's atmosphere, especially in relation to weather and climate |
| station model | a pattern of meteorological symbols that represents the weather at a particular observing station and that is recorded on a weather map |
