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air temperature [′er ¦tem·prə·chər] (meteorology) The temperature of the atmosphere which represents the average kinetic energy of the molecular motion in a small region and is defined in terms of a standard or calibrated thermometer in thermal equilibrium with the air. The temperature that the air outside of the aircraft is assumed to have as indicated on a cockpit instrument. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Antelope Valley temperatures will not only be extremely cold, but
low humidity means the air temperature after sunset will drop quickly to
produce eight or 10 hours of subfreezing temperature. (MST), a subsidiary of Telkonet that provides a suite
of bundled quadruple-play and energy management services, installed data
capture devices on the solar panels that are designed to measure the
solar irradiance, air temperature and wind speed--all of the
environmental conditions that determine the solar panels'
efficiency and power output.
Because the air temperature there is below freezing, cirrus clouds are
made up of ice crystals instead of liquid water droplets. |
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