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Atmosferico

Atmosferico is the masculine singular adjective used in Italian (feminine atmosferica) to denote something related to the atmosphere. In Spanish the corresponding form is atmosférico. The term is employed across scientific and technical fields to describe properties, processes, or data associated with the gaseous envelope surrounding a planet or other astronomical body, including Earth.

In meteorology, climatology, physics and environmental science, atmosferico is used in phrases such as pressione atmosferica

Etymology and scope: atmosferico derives from atmosfera, the term for the planetary gas envelope, ultimately coming

(atmospheric
pressure),
temperatura
atmosferica
(atmospheric
temperature),
and
composizione
atmosferica
(atmospheric
composition).
It
also
appears
in
discussions
of
atmospheric
phenomena
(fenomeni
atmosferici)
like
cloud
formation,
precipitation,
radiation
scattering,
and
the
greenhouse
effect.
The
expression
condizioni
atmosferiche
refers
to
weather
conditions,
while
modelli
atmosferici
denotes
models
used
to
simulate
temperature,
humidity,
wind,
and
chemical
constituents
in
the
air.
In
engineering
and
industry,
products
or
tests
described
as
conducted
“in
condizioni
atmosferiche”
differentiate
ordinary
ambient
conditions
from
vacuum
or
controlled
environments.
from
Greek
atmos
sphaira
meaning
a
sphere
of
vapor.
The
adjective
is
widely
used
in
scientific
literature,
education
and
public
discourse
to
specify
attributes
or
measurements
related
to
the
atmosphere
of
Earth
or
other
celestial
bodies.