Editing Meteorology (section)

===Synoptic scale===
{{Main|Synoptic scale meteorology}}
[[File:Surface analysis.gif|thumb|upright=1.35|[[NOAA]]: Synoptic scale weather analysis]]

Synoptic scale meteorology predicts atmospheric changes at scales up to 1000&nbsp;km and 10<sup>5</sup> sec (28 days), in time and space. At the synoptic scale, the [[Coriolis acceleration]] acting on moving air masses (outside of the tropics) plays a dominant role in predictions. The phenomena typically described by [[synoptic meteorology]] include events such as extratropical cyclones, baroclinic troughs and ridges, [[weather front|frontal zones]], and to some extent [[jet stream]]s. All of these are typically given on [[weather map]]s for a specific time. The minimum horizontal scale of synoptic phenomena is limited to the spacing between [[weather station|surface observation stations]].<ref>Bluestein, H., ''<u>Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Principles of Kinematics and Dynamics, Vol. 1</u>'', Oxford University Press, 1992; {{ISBN|0-19-506267-1}}</ref>