Concept information

climate > climatic factor > air temperature

Preferred term

air temperature  

Definition

  • The temperature of the atmosphere which represents the average kinetic energy of the molecular motion in a small region and is defined in terms of a standard or calibrated thermometer in thermal equilibrium with the air.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/281

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