( Climate ( ( can ( be ( loosely ( understood ( as ( ( ( ( ( the ( long-term ( average state ) ) ) ( of ( the weather ) ) ) , ) and ) ( results ( from ( ( the ( complex interactions ) ) ( among ( the ( atmosphere ( , ( biosphere ( , ( oceans ( , ( and ( land masses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Climate)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (ADVP (RB loosely)) (VBN understood) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ long-term) (JJ average) (NN state)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN weather)))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNS results)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ complex) (NNS interactions)) (PP (IN among) (NP (DT the) (NN atmosphere) (, ,) (NN biosphere) (, ,) (NNS oceans) (, ,) (CC and) (NN land) (NNS masses))))))))))) (. .)))
Climate can be loosely understood as the long-term average state of the weather, and results from the complex interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, and land masses.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Climate)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ long-term) (NN average)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN weather)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ particular) (NN spot))))))) (. .)))