What Is Mesoscale?
Mesoscale is a term used in meteorology to describe weather systems which fall on a scale between the storm scale and the synoptic scale, meaning that they are generally larger than individual big storms, and smaller than weather systems spanning more than 620 miles (roughly 1,000 kilometers) in diameter. A number of interesting weather phenomena happen at the mesoscale level, making mesoscale meteorology a very interesting and diverse branch of the study of weather and related events. Some examples of weather systems which occur on the mesoscale level include: squall lines, sea breezes, and lake effect snow storms. Mesoscale meteorology includes both high and low altitude weather systems, and it examines their effect on climates, flows of water, human populations, and agriculture, among many other things. Since large stormfronts can fall within this scale, it can also include the study of how storm systems grow, how they move, and how things inside a weather system function. For examp
