Temperature gradient

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  • Temperature Gradient
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  • A physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The temperature gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of degrees (on a particular temperature scale) per unit length.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The temperature gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of degrees (on a particular temperature scale) per unit length. The SI unit is kelvin per meter (K/m). Temperature gradients in the atmosphere are important in the atmospheric sciences (meteorology, climatology and related fields).

    温度勾配(おんどこうばい、英: temperature gradient)とは、任意の2地点間における、温度の変化率・変化量のこと。 気象学においては、鉛直方向の温度勾配である気温減率と区別して、特に水平方向に離れた2地点間での気温の変化率・変化量を指す。 気温勾配とも言う。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Temperature_gradient)