Questions tagged [temperature]
An objective measure of hot and cold, typically measured by a thermometer.
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What are the best approaches for gap filling and spatial interpolation while analyzing climate trends (precipitation, temperature) of an area?
I have some precipitation and temperature data from 5 weather stations around my study area. The data for each stations differ in time. Now, how can I assimilate the data together to analyze the trend ...
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If the Blue Ridge Mountains were higher, how high would the tree line be?
The Blue Ridge Mountains in the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia are the highest mountain range in eastern mainland North America. But unlike the slightly lower White Mountains in New Hampshire and ...
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Daytime transfer of heat energy from earth's surface into mixed layer of atmosphere-- which dominates, radiation or conduction?
This question is about the daytime transfer of heat energy from the earth's (land) surface into the mixed layer of the atmosphere: which dominates, radiation or conduction? What is the relative ...
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(When) is it ok to calculate mean daily temperature as average of Tmin and Tmax?
Some time ago, I read in some resource (cannot find the citation now; perhaps a GSOD documentation, not sure), that the mean daily temperature, as a climatic variable, is not just a simple mean of the ...
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Is the southern hemisphere colder than the northern one or is it just me?
When comparing the same latitude at each hemisphere I've got the impression that the southern hemisphere is generally colder.
Tasmania and New Zealand's North Island for instance are around 36-43 ...
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Why does air temperature decrease with height in the troposphere?
I've come across two different explanations when researching this topic in different areas:
Adiabatic lapse rate: temperature falls naturally due to pressure decrease.
Distance from the surface: ...
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How to estimate temperature based on known points in a map?
Imagine I have a map with known current temperatures measured at certain map points provided by meteorologic stations:
Source here
What's the most robust/accurate model to deduce the temperature to ...
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Is it possible to cool the troposphere using the stratosphere?
Because of the recent intense heat wave in India, I tried to think about possible mechanisms to mitigate such extreme heat waves. I had an idea that I'm pretty sure it's infeasible in any case, but it ...
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What sets the temperature of the deep ocean?
My question centers around the temperature of the deep ocean at depths of <7000m. I know a few things already.
The temperature of the ocean rapidly declines up to 1000m in depth, before falling ...
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Celsius or degrees Celsius?
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was told (by more than one teacher) that the degree symbol should be omitted when using the Celsius scale: 20 C, not 20 °C. In fact, I was taught to say just ...
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CMIP6 ts versus tos for Pontential Intensity calculation
As per the title, I am interested in computing the potential intensity (PI) and wondering what the difference between surface temperature (ts) over the ocean and sea surface temperature (tos) in CMIP6 ...
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Since when are there global air temperature measurements?
I keep reading that global air temperature has been recorded since 1880, but considering that it wasn't until 1911 that Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole, it cannot be assumed ...
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Rough empirical formula for average temperature and pressure
Is there a rough empirical formula that approximates local average annual air temperature and pressure from geographical latitude, altitude and distance from ocean shore?
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Unexplained Jump in NOAA Climatological Data Post-2001
Earth Science community,
I've encountered a puzzling issue with a dataset from NOAA's Local Climatological Data Airports Database (which can be accessed here: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/local-...
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How to Calculate Indoors Feels Like Temperature for All Seasons?
I want to calculate "feels like" temperature indoors, with no sunlight or wind. But I don't know which method to use or if I should combine methods. Below I've given some research results I ...
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