microclimate
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004080
The local climate of a given site or habitat varying in size from a tiny crevice to a large land area, but being usually characterized by considerable uniformity of climate over the site involved and relatively local as compared to its enveloping macroclimate from which it differs because of local climatic factors (such as elevation and exposure).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004080 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | climate; bioclimate; microclimatology; microhabitats |
| Translations | Spanish: microclima |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004080",
"term": "microclimate",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The local climate of a given site or habitat varying in size from a tiny crevice to a large land area, but being usually characterized by considerable uniformity of climate over the site involved and relatively local as compared to its enveloping macroclimate from which it differs because of local climatic factors (such as elevation and exposure).",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"climate",
"bioclimate",
"microclimatology",
"microhabitats"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "microclima"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/microclimate/"
}
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