mikroklímát
Microclimate is the climate of a small or distinct area that differs from the surrounding region due to local factors such as topography, vegetation, water bodies, and human-made structures. Microclimates occur in many contexts: a city block, a street, a garden plot, a valley floor, a hillside, or a canopy under trees.
Several factors shape a microclimate: altitude and slope aspect; proximity to water; land cover and soil moisture;
Measurement and study: Microclimates are studied with weather stations and portable sensors at different heights; microclimate
Applications: In urban planning, microclimate knowledge informs shading, ventilation, street orientation, and green space design to
Relation to climate change: Microclimates may shift with global warming, altering growing zones, frost risk, and
Note: The term mikroklíma is used in Hungarian to mean microclimate; mikroklímát is the accusative form.