temperature inversion

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temperature inversion noun

An atmospheric condition in which a cooler layer of air lies below a warmer layer of air that functions as a "ceiling" for the cooler layer, interfering with normal atmospheric circulation and trapping pollutants.

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cold trap detrainment evaporative cooling ground frost steam homopause subcooling overcooler negative pressure wet bulb temperature cooling evapotranspiration intercooling thermodispersion wet-bulb temperature wet bulbing

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