temperature inversion
temperature inversion · temperature inversions
An atmospheric condition in which a cooler layer of air lies below a warmer layer of…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Forms
plural: temperature inversions| Singular | temperature inversion |
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regular