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Mean life

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007161

The average duration a particle or substance exists before undergoing a transformation or removal from a system. This concept applies to atmospheric constituents like aerosols or trace gases, indicating their persistence in the atmosphere. For radioactive isotopes, it is the average time an atom exists before decaying.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007161
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymsmean lifetime; lifetime
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007161",
  "term": "Mean life",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The average duration a particle or substance exists before undergoing a transformation or removal from a system. This concept applies to atmospheric constituents like aerosols or trace gases, indicating their persistence in the atmosphere. For radioactive isotopes, it is the average time an atom exists before decaying.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mean lifetime",
    "lifetime"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/mean-life/"
}

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