Size scale referring generally to weather systems with horizontal dimensions of several hundred miles or more. Most high and low pressure areas seen on weather maps are synoptic-scale systems. Compare with mesoscale, storm-scale. -T-
SYNOPTIC SCALE (OR LARGE SCALE)
Meaning of SYNOPTIC SCALE (OR LARGE SCALE) in English
Weather and meteorology English vocabulary. Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии . 2012