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21Sea level rise — is an increase in sea level. Multiple complex factors may influence this change. Sea level has risen about 130 meters (400 ft) since the peak of the last ice age about 18,000 years ago. Most of the rise occurred before 6,000 years ago. From 3,000 …
22air temperature — The various types of temperatures include: i. Indicated air temperature (IAT). The uncorrected reading from the free air temperature gauge. ii. Basic air temperature (BAT). The indicated air temperature corrected for instrument error. iii. True… …
23Sea surface temperature — Weekly average sea surface temperature for the World Ocean during the first week of February 2011, during a period of La Niña …
24Equivalent potential temperature — Equivalent potential temperature, commonly referred to as Theta e left( heta e ight), is a quantity related to the stability of a column of air in the atmosphere. heta e is the temperature a parcel of air would reach if all the water vapor in the …
25Total air temperature — is a term used generally in aviation. In other applications it is called stagnation temperature. Total air temperature is measured by a specially designed temperature probe mounted on the surface of the aircraft. The probe is designed to bring… …
26Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point …
27High-temperature superconductivity — Unsolved problems in physics What causes superconductivity at temperatures above 50 kelvin? High temperature superconductors (abbreviated high Tc or HTS) are materials that have a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) above 30 K… …
28Instrumental temperature record — See also temperature record. The instrumental temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans as measured by temperature sensors. Currently, the longest running temperature record is the Central… …
29United States temperature extremes — For the United States, the extremes are 134.8 °F (57.1 °C) in Death Valley, California and −82.8 °F (−63.8 °C) recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska.Among the U.S. states, Hawaii has both the lowest state maximum of 100 °F (37.7 °C) and the highest… …
30Continental rise — Diagrammatic cross section of an oceanic basin The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. This feature can be found all around the world, and it represents the final stage in the… …
