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MICROCLIMA [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

The local climate observed in urban areas, which can be significantly different from the climate of surrounding rural areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

Ce dôme thermique créant une sorte de microclimat urbain serait compris et décrit pour la première fois au 19e siècle à Londres par [...] un pharmacien passionné par la météorologie qui publie en 1818-1820 The Climate of London en deux volumes, dans lequel il note une différence des températures diurnes de 0,19 °C et nocturnes de l'ordre de 3,7 °C entre le centre de Londres et sa campagne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
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Record 2 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The climate of a very small or restricted area, or of the immediate surroundings of any individual or object of interest, especially as it differs from the climate generally.

CONT

Temperature, absolute and relative humidity, aeration, insolation, etc., which prevail at various levels, are comprised ... under the term "microclimate".

OBS

According to the "International Meteorological Vocabulary", of the World Meteorological Organization, the term "microclimate" refers especially to the climatic structure of the atmospheric layer adjacent to a particular surface and extending to a height where the characteristics of this surface can no longer be distinguished from the local climate.

Key term(s)
  • micro-climate
  • micro climate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Ensemble des conditions climatiques et atmosphériques (température, humidité, vent) propres à une très petite étendue de la surface terrestre.

OBS

La notion de «microclimat» s'applique, au voisinage immédiat du sol, à l'espace compris entre les tiges d'un champ de blé, à l'intérieur d'un buisson, à une rue particulière, à un appartement bien déterminé, etc. On l'étend parfois à une ville, à une petite région même, auxquelles on devrait réserver l'expression de «climat local».

Key term(s)
  • micro-climat

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Estructura climática fina de la capa atmosférica que se extiende desde la propia superficie del suelo hasta una altura en donde los efectos del carácter inmediato de la superficie subyacente ya no se diferencian del clima general local.

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