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Microclimate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the real world, we garden in microclimates, not hardiness zones. - Charlie Mazza, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell Univ. ... A microclimate is the climate of a small area that is different from the area around it. It may be warmer or colder, wetter or drier, or more or less prone to frosts.
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Publication Details for Microclimate in Forest Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology ... Abstract: Microclimate is the suite of climatic conditions measured in localized areas near the earth's surface (Geiger 1965). These environmental variables, which include temperature, light, windspeed, and moisture, have been critical...
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In a microclimate, very small changes can make a big difference to survival. Only a few centimetres above the ground, temperature and humidity can vary widely due to the sun's height, exposure to direct rays, and radiation reflected from the ground and atmosphere.
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microclimate n. The climate of a small, specific place within an area as contrasted with the climate of the entire area ... A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. A small local area for example or the term may refer to areas as small as a few square feet (for example...
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Studies of microclimate explore variation in light, air and soil temperature, and soil moisture among and within experimental treatments. One study examines the effects varying levels of retention on understory microclimate:
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Link between climate and microclimate ... The limited volume of air within a microclimate is unable to respond in the expected manner and the reverse phenomenon of fluctuations in relative humidity following the rise and fall temperature was experimentally measured.
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