MICROCLIMATE

Microclimate

The microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. The term may refer to areas as small as a few square feet or as large as many square miles. Microclimates exist, for example, near bodies of water which may cool the local atmosphere, or in heavily urban areas where brick, concrete, and asphalt absorb the sun's energy, heat up, and reradiate that heat to the ambient air: the resulting urban heat island is a kind of microclimate. Microclimates can be found in most places.

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microclimate

Noun

  1. A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.
    The microclimate on the south side of a building may differ from the one on the north, so that different plants may thrive.
    The coastal hills are home to many different microclimates.


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