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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
microclimate
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Examples
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Rapid microclimatic events such as sudden "guerrilla rain," an effect of urban heat islands, are difficult to observe and to forecast.
Shinichi Takemura: Designing a Multiperson Planetary Consciousness Shinichi Takemura 2010
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The species diversity is exceptionally rich because of the variety of habitats created by the presence of grasslands laced with forest, and the variety of microclimatic niches.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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Rapid microclimatic events such as sudden "guerrilla rain," an effect of urban heat islands, are difficult to observe and to forecast.
Shinichi Takemura: Designing a Multiperson Planetary Consciousness 2010
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The variability in microclimatic conditions may be extremely large in the high Arctic [81].
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This produces a mosaic of climatic and microclimatic zones which contribute to the complexity and diversity of the flora.
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Karl: There is a difference between the chaos theory associated with microclimatic events (including hurricanes, I might note) and macroclimatic events (e.g. global warming).
Scientific Consensus or Religious War?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Four miles inland and 1,400 feet above the coastal fog, Newton Canyon had the proper soil and microclimatic conditions: cool evening breezes tempering warm, sunny days.
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Chaos theory came out of issues associated with fluid dynamics, including microclimatic events like hurricanes.
Scientific Consensus or Religious War?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Liechtensteinalong with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
Geography-note 2008
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The unique microclimatic features and harsh climatic conditions force plants to adapt to survive.
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