MICROWAVE RADIATION
MID
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MILLIBAR
– A unit of atmospheric pressure. 1 mb = 100 Pa (pascal). Normal surface pressure is approximately 1013 millibars.
MIST
– very fine water droplets at ground level
MIXING DEPTH
– The vertical distance the process of convection mixes the air from the surface to aloft. The mixing depth is often the same depth as the PBL. The mixing depth will increase with solar warming of the surface and increased low level wind speed. Could also be in reference to the depth of the “transition zone” between two air masses that are horizontally differentially advecting one over the other.
MOISTURE AXIS
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MONSOON
– A persistent seasonal wind, often responsible for seasonal precipitation regime.
MOS
– Model Output Statistics (usually in reference to NGM model). These are numerical representations of expected weather such as forecasted temperatures and precipitation chances.