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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

temperature gradients  

DEFINITION

  • A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The temperature gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of degrees (on a particular temperature scale) per unit length. (en)

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ENTRY TERMS

  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    adiabatic lapse rates (en)
  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    adiabatic temperature gradient (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_d6ecb70b

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