What do you understand by the phenomenon of "temperature inversion" in meteorology? How does it affect local weather and air quality?

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Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Temperature Inversion, Winter Smog, Radiation Inversion

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