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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > temperature inversion
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > temperature inversion
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > temperature inversion
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > temperature inversion

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temperature inversion  

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  • Generally, the higher in the atmosphere air is, the cooler it is. However, there are some circumstances in which the opposite process occurs and a band of warmer air overlays cooler air. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Inversion, Temperature]

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