microclimatology

American

[mahy-kroh-klahy-muh-tol-uh-jee] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˌklaɪ məˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of a microclimate.

Other Word Forms

microclimatologic adjective
microclimatological adjective
microclimatologist noun

Etymology

Origin of microclimatology

First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + climatology

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Here, too, are Adalbert Stifter, an immensely popular novelist, travel writer and landscape artist; Emanuel Purkinyĕ, Czech pioneer of microclimatology; and Wilhelm Schmidt and Felix Exner, among the first to conduct lab simulations of atmospheric circulation and its modification by topography.

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