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Preferred term

adiabatic cooling

Definition

  • Refers to decrease in temperature with increasing altitude.

Broader concept

Editorial note

  • http://remote-sensing.net/glossary.html

In other languages

Greek

  • αδιαβατική μείωση θερμοκρασία

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22323

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