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ˌmicroclimaˈtology Meteorol.
[f. micro- 2 a + climatology.]
The study of micro-climates.
1934L. A. Ramdas in Current Sci. II. 445/2 The aims of ‘micro-climatology’ are (1) to investigate the physical laws underlying the deviations of ‘micro-climate’ from ‘macro-climate’..and (2) to apply the theoretical results to practical ends. 1944V. Conrad Methods in Climatol. i. 14 The layering of the air is of interest..as one of the most important features from which ‘Microclimatology’, and especially ‘Orographic Microclimatology’, makes its start. 1972Last Whole Earth Catalog (Portola Inst.) 83/1 This appears to be the definitive text on microclimatology: the climatic conditions within six feet or so of the earth's surface. 1974Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 28 Aug. 6/4 Principles of microclimatology and its relationship to plant growth will be discussed.
Hence ˌmicroclimatoˈlogical a., -climaˈtologist.
1937Geography XXII. 87 (heading) Reality in climate: the results of recent microclimatological studies, with special references to temperatures. 1951R. Geiger in T. F. Malone Compendium Meteorol. 993/2 Location considerations in plant growth are always microclimatological in nature; whether a plant is located in an open field or at the north side of a large boulder..is a decisive factor with respect to the conditions affecting its growth. Ibid., The biology of bees can be understood only if one knows the microclimate of the beehive. It is the problem of the microclimatologist to investigate these small-scale climates. |