mesoscale
- noun
- /ˈmɛzoʊˌskeɪl/
- Specialized
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mesoscala
- Research at the mesoscale helps scientists analyze the interactions between smaller climatic systems and larger environmental trends.
Examples
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Focusing more of our comparative analyses at the mesoscale, such as studies in infrastructural culture, may enable applied anthropologists to generate new knowledge about human-water relationships that can influence how urban water sustainability is defined and designed in the future.
Academic text (2016) -
Meteorologists often study weather patterns at the mesoscale to understand changes that occur between local and regional events.
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Approaches must be developed that cultivate a different way of thinking so that students can develop intuition for phenomena occurring at the nanoscale, as well as gain an understanding of connections that bridge the nanoscale, the mesoscale, and the macroscale.
Academic text (2004) -
The impact of urban development on climate can be observed effectively at the mesoscale, revealing insights into localized weather patterns.
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Etymology
The word mesoscale comes from the part meso- meaning 'middle' and the noun scale. The mesoscale is the 'middle' level of size or time between small and large events, which is why scientists use it for things like local storms and regional ocean currents.