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'APPENDIX B: DEFINITIONS'
Pages 66-66

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... of the complete set of atmospheric, hydrospheric, and cryospheric variables over a specified period of time in a specified domain of the earth-atmosphere system. The time interval is understood to be considerably longer than the life span of individual synoptic weather systems (of the order of several days)
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  • climate variability
  • decadal climate
  • locally predicted
  • variability includes
  • climate state

  • particular climate
  • life span
  • individual synoptic
  • time interval
  • individual climate

  • synoptic weather
  • theoretical time
  • time limit
  • climate anomaly
  • climate variation

  • climate variations
  • climate change
  • specified period
  • specified domain
  • particular january

  • cryospheric variables
  • complete set
  • anomaly represented


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