1. A measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules in a system. 2. A numerical measure of hotness or coldness on a standard scale, such as the Kelvin scale. See Note at Celsius. 3. An abnormally high body temperature; a fever. Usage The molecules of all substances are ...
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11.4). A similar effect is produced by the “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere principally carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and ozone (O3). These gases absorb infrared radiation and emit it back to the Earth's surface increasing the temperature of the planet. Sign in to download ...
Records of unseasonable high-temperature days/nights in Tokyo have been soaring [27,28]. Out-of-control UHI could wipe out hard-won gains for the urban environment and human health. Therefore, alleviating the UHI effect is highlighted as one of the most prominent challenges in Tokyo. ...
Then, the calculated LST value was converted (Kelvin) to degrees Celsius (°C) by subtracting the constant 273. 2.4. High Temperature Center and Landscape Metrics The meteorological conditions and acquisition time were not exactly the same for the two images with different temperature ranges of ...
The scale now in use is the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). Its unit is the kelvin, K, arbitrarily defined as 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperatureTof the triple point of water (where liquid, solid, and vapor coexist). For temperatures above 273.15 K, it is common ...
Land surface temperature (LST) is an important parameter in the study of the physical processes of regional and global earth-atmosphere system interactions. LST is used in many research fields, including surface energy balance, global climate change, hydrology, agricultural production, and urbanthermal...
The temperatures in the quote are given in Kelvin (K), and equivalent to degrees Celsius. The main point is that exceptionally large differences in the ocean SST occur in calm conditions on clear (cloudless) days. Figure 1 shows that the temperature increases can affect water as deep as ten...
This paper presents the status of land-surface temperature (LST) standard products retrieved from Earth Observing System (EOS) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. Based on estimates of the channel-dependence error and noise equivalent temperature difference (NEDT) and the calibrati...
wherek = 1.38 × 10−23 J/K is the Boltzmann constant;Tis the Kelvin temperature, set as 296 K in this study to keep in line with the temperature controlled in the experiments by Shokouhi et al.35; anddis the diameter of a water molecule. As shown in the second ter...