thermosteric

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ steric.

Adjective

thermosteric (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to changes in climatic temperature.
   • 2010, John A. Church, Philip L. Woodworth, Thorkild Aarup, Understanding Sea-level Rise and Variability, →ISBN, page 150:

     Global estimates of heat content (0–750 m) and thermosteric height were completed by Willis et al. (2004) using in situ data alone and in combination with altimetric height.

   • 2012, Piero Lionello, The Climate of the Mediterranean Region, →ISBN, page 266:

     Thermosteric and halosteric changes may be partly due to changes in the inflowing Atlantic water and also due to changes in surface heat fluxes within the Mediterranean basin.

   • 2013, Advances in Ecology Environment and Conservation Research and Application, →ISBN:

     According to the news editors, the researchers concluded: “Using state-of-the-art estimates for the thermosteric, mass and tidal contributions we show that the flooding events in Venice are expected to dramatically increase in a climate change scenario."

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