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microclimate
[ mahy-kruh-klahy-mit ]
noun
- the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses cryptoclimate, of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. phytoclimate, or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
microclimate
/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌklaɪmɪt; ˌmaɪkrəʊklaɪˈmætɪk /
noun
- the atmospheric conditions affecting an individual or a small group of organisms, esp when they differ from the climate of the rest of the community
- the entire environment of an individual or small group of organisms
microclimate
/ ī′ō-īĭ /
- The climate of a small, specific place within a larger area. An area as small as a yard or park can have several different microclimates depending on how much sunlight, shade, or exposure to the wind there is at a particular spot.
- Compare macroclimate
Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈپ, adverb
- microclimatic, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ···· [mahy-kroh-klahy-, mat, -ik], adjective
- c··i·· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of microclimate1
Example Sentences
A long trial creates its own microclimate and, over the past weeks, a strange sort of normality developed inside Avignon's Palais de Justice.
Fei Ge - or Brother Fei as he is known - was taught that these sinkholes have their own microclimate.
Other Forest Service scientists are reporting that denser forests tend to burn less intensely in wildfires because of their shadier and cooler microclimate, while “thinned forests have more open conditions, which are associated with higher temperatures, lower relative humidity, higher wind speeds, and increasing fire intensity.”
A forest's edge has a drier microclimate and more invasive species than interior forests, making it more susceptible to fire.
“There is no lawn in Southern California that needs water every day, even in a super hot, dry microclimate,” she said.
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