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ambient temperature

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ambient temperature The dry-bulb temperature prevailing in the surrounding air.

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