Surface Weather Analysis - Synoptic Scale Features

Synoptic Scale Features

See also: Synoptic scale

A synoptic scale feature is one whose dimensions are large in scale, more than several hundred kilometers in length. Migratory pressure systems and frontal zones exist on this scale.

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