— micrometeorological /muy'kroh mee'tee euhr euh loj"i keuhl/ , adj.
/muy'kroh mee'tee euh rol"euh jee/ , n.
the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground. Cf. macrometeorology, mesometeorology, microclimatology .
[ 1925-30; MICRO- + METEOROLOGY ]