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  2. Lapse rate - Wikipedia

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    It varies with the temperature and pressure of the parcel and is often in the range 3.6 to 9.2 °C/km (2 to 5 °F/1000 ft), as obtained from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The environmental lapse rate is the decrease in temperature of air with altitude for a specific time and place (see below). It can be highly variable ...

  3. Thermal comfort - Wikipedia

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    PCS has the potential to satisfy individual comfort requirements much better than current HVAC systems, as interpersonal differences in thermal sensation due to age, sex, body mass, metabolic rate, clothing and thermal adaptation can amount to an equivalent temperature variation of 2–5 °C (3,6–9 °F), which is impossible for a central ...

  4. Equivalent potential temperature - Wikipedia

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    So cool air lying on top of warm air can be stable, as long as the temperature decrease with height is less than the adiabatic lapse rate; the dynamically important quantity is not the temperature, but the potential temperature—the temperature the air would have if it were brought adiabatically to a reference pressure. The air around the ...

  5. The best temperature for sleep to get a better night's rest - AOL

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    And as one 2023 study demonstrates, for adults who typically sleep with room temperatures between 68 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing the temperature to between 77 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit ...

  6. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    The temperature of the atmosphere decreases by a lapse rate, mostly caused by convection and the adiabatic expansion of air with decreasing pressure. [44] At the peak of Mount Everest, the average summer temperature is −19 °C (−2 °F) and the average winter temperature is −36 °C (−33 °F). [45]

  7. Convective condensation level - Wikipedia

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    The convective condensation level (CCL) represents the height (or pressure) where an air parcel becomes saturated when heated from below and lifted adiabatically due to buoyancy. In the atmosphere, assuming a constant water vapor mixing ratio, the dew point temperature (the temperature where the relative humidity is 100%) decreases with ...

  8. Human thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplified control circuit of human thermoregulation. [8]The core temperature of a human is regulated and stabilized primarily by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain linking the endocrine system to the nervous system, [9] and more specifically by the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the adjacent preoptic area regions of the hypothalamus.

  9. Diurnal temperature variation - Wikipedia

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    Large cities (urban heat islands) also tend to have a lowed diurnal temperature variation than surrounding areas. This explains why an area like the Pinnacles National Park can have high temperatures of 38 °C (100 °F) during a summer day, and then have lows of 5–10 °C (41–50 °F).