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CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Temperature of a cloud top or of the air near that level.

CONT

Some models have assumed fixed cloud-top temperatures. This assumption provides a positive feedback since the longwave flux from the cloud tops cannot then change significantly and the fluxes from the surface, hence surface temperature, must change more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Température du sommet d'un nuage ou de l'air environnant à ce niveau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Temperatura de la parte superior de una nube o del aire que alcanza casi el nivel determinado mediante medidas radiométricas vía satélite.

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