The thickness of a layer in the atmosphere is proportional to the mean temperature of that whole layer The layer most often used in meteorology is between 1000 and 500 millibars There can be different temperature profiles in the lowest layer of the atmosphere with the same 1000-500 millibar thickness value, depending on what is happening above that lowest layer For example, if the lower levels are warming but higher levels are cooling, the overall mean temperature, the thickness, could remain the same Likewise, on a sunny day, the amount of incoming solar radiation, affects the temperature right at the earth's surface, without necessarily having much effect on the thickness of the whole layer
Distance from one surface of either a tape' backing or adhesive to the other' usually expressed in mils or thousandths of an inch This is usually measured under slight pressure with a special gauge
= Dimension of the chamber perpendicular to the multilayer planes; it is given by the multilayer thickness, the spacer height, and additional space for protections, supports, frames
The distance that a profile is offset to form a walled solid with the Construct Parametric Projection tool, Construct Parametric Revolution tool, Create Cut tool, or Construct Protrusion tool
The difference in height between two atmospheric pressure levels The thickness is directly related to the average temperature in the column of air between the pressure levels (thus, higher thicknesses typically mean warmer temperatures) The most common thickness used is for the 1000-500mb layer Forecasters also look at other thickness layers such as 1000-850 mb layer (sometimes called low level thickness) Thicknesses are measure in decameters (1 decameter=10 meters)