temperature inversion
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006285
An instance when a warm air layer overlays a cooler air layer in the atmosphere, often suppressing vertical mixing of air.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006285 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | elevated temperature inversion; surface-based temperature inversion |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | temperature; air temperature; weather |
| Translations | Spanish: inversión térmica |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006285",
"term": "temperature inversion",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An instance when a warm air layer overlays a cooler air layer in the atmosphere, often suppressing vertical mixing of air.",
"synonyms": [
"elevated temperature inversion",
"surface-based temperature inversion"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"temperature",
"air temperature",
"weather"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "inversión térmica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/temperature-inversion/"
}
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