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thermal gradient

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thermal gradient [′thər·məl ′grād·ē·ənt]
(geophysics)
The rate of temperature change with distance; for example, its increase with depth below the surface of the earth.


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Data taken in 1988 show a sharp drop below half-light: this was interpreted as being due to extinction and/or a steep thermal gradient.
The resulting spatial map allows visualization of thermal gradients, inhomogeneities, and other variations across the surface.
This difference is not a simple consequence of environmental conditions that the animals experience during their periods of activity, because the same pattern is seen when animals are confined to thermal gradients in the laboratory, where the usual diurnal rhythm in thermal conditions is eliminated (Huey et al.
 
 
 
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