Mesometeorology is the study of atmospheric motions of characteristic dimensions too small to make them readily identifiable on the macroscale synoptic maps in use today. Results of mesoanalysis reveal systems which have definite order, pattern, and chronological continuity, and with which most pertinent local weather seems to be associated. The role of mesometeorology in local weather forecasting is analyzed.
Nine senior meteorologists with considerable experience and stature in the field of forecasting participated in a forecasting experiment wherein three were given mesometeorological analyses and six were given the regular analyses available at a forecasting center. The results showed that the former group was able to identify and forecast the short-range significant variations in wind, temperature, and precipitation in time and place while the others in general could not.
1 Presented at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XI General Assembly, 3–14 September 1957, Toronto, Canada.
