atmospheric thermodynamics
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

temperature
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

thermal conductivity
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

entropy
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

physics
type: Concept
narrower: thermodynamics

physical phenomena
type: Concept
narrower: thermodynamics

physics of energy phenomena
type: Concept
narrower: thermodynamics

convection
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

phase transformations
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

heat
type: Concept
broader: thermodynamics

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: thermodynamics

thermodynamics
type: Concept
narrower: entropy
narrower: temperature
narrower: thermal conductivity
narrower: phase transformations
narrower: convection
narrower: atmospheric thermodynamics
narrower: heat
definition: The science of thermodynamics, a branch of physics, aims to describe transformations in energy. Thermodynamics is comprised of three laws. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Thermodynamics]
broader: physics of energy phenomena
broader: physics
broader: climate (geoscience)
broader: physical phenomena

climate (geoscience)
type: Concept
narrower: thermodynamics