ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈoʊl ʌv ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk θˌɜːmoʊdaɪnˈæmɪks ɪz ɛkspɹˈɛst ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv ˌeɪdɪɐbˈæɾɪk ænd dˌaɪəbˈæɾɪk fˈoːɹsᵻz ˈæktɪŋ ˌɔn ˈɛɹ pˈɑːɹsəlz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪn pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv ᵻkwˈeɪʒənz ʌv ˈɛɹ mˈoʊʃən ˈiːðɚɹ æz ɡɹˈɪd ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd ɔːɹ sˈʌbɡɹɪd pˌæɹəmˌɛɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃənz.
The major role of atmospheric thermodynamics is expressed in terms of adiabatic and diabatic forces acting on air parcels included in primitive equations of air motion either as grid resolved or subgrid parameterizations.