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LOWER-TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Atmospheric temperature from the earth's surface to 500 hPa (rather than to 10km).

OBS

Surface and low to mid-tropospheric temperature are often confused, but they are not interchangeable.

OBS

troposphere: The layer of air continually stirred by weather systems (bounded by the surface and the tropopause).

Key term(s)
  • lower-troposphere temperature
  • lower-tropospheric temperature
  • low-troposphere temperature
  • low-tropospheric temperature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

En l'absence de nébulosité, il fournit des informations sur la température de la basse troposphère, qui peuvent être utilisées pour évaluer la stabilité statique.

Spanish

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