microclimatologicaladj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪmətəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌklaɪmədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Meteorology.
Of or relating to microclimatology.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [adjective] > relating to climatology > types of
bioclimatic1918
palaeoclimatological1924
microclimatological1937
bioclimatological1942
palaeoclimatologic1945
1937 Geography 22 87 (heading) Reality in climate: the results of recent microclimatological studies, with special references to temperatures.
1951 R. 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.
1984 E. J. Kormondy Concepts Ecol. (ed. 3) v. 179 In other cases, as will be seen later, the ‘misfit’ is the result of local topographic and/or microclimatological influences.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1937