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Definition of Microclimate
1. Noun. A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microclimate
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Medical Definition of Microclimate
1. The climate of a very small area. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microclimate
Literary usage of Microclimate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"These factors operate by influencing the humidity of the microclimate around the
... In addition, the microclimate is influenced by the macroclimate, ..."
2. The Santa Rita Experimental Range: History and Annotated Bibliography (1903 by Alvin L. Medina (1997)
"The microclimate in the habitats of two isopod species in southern Arizona. ...
The paper describes the microclimate in a mesic habitat of Armadillidium ..."
3. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"The temperature regimen of the soil systems depended greatly on the freezing
surface temperature (the microclimate), the groundwater temperature, ..."
4. Trends in Japanese Textile Technology by John E. Berkowitch (2000)
"... at gradually increasing rates (up to 100 percent) as the air temperature of
the microclimate zone rises past the glass transition point during exercise. ..."
5. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"This is evidently due to the fact that at BC > Bw in the north the microclimate
is warmest in valleys and ravines—the sites of snow accumulation. ..."
6. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"microclimate differences of different slope exposures often produce abrupt
vegetation contrasts within small areas, contributing to the diversity of the ..."
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