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Weather Attributes
#$Raininess raininess
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$PhysicalAttribute.
Each instance of #$Raininess is a
measure of the intensity with which it is raining at an
instance of #$OutdoorLocation
(q.v.). (At the low extreme, it is not raining at all.)
Degrees of raininess may be represented qualitatively (e.g.,
#$Rainy), or
using #$GenericValueFunctions. The raininess of a location
is indicated with the predicate #$raininessOfRegion.
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direct instance of: #$LinearOrderAttributeType
direct specialization of:
#$ScalarInterval
#$raininessOfRegion raininess
of region
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$raininessOfRegion
LOC DEGREE) indicates the intensity with which it is raining
at the #$OutdoorLocation
LOC. (If it is not raining at LOC, it will be the case that
(#$raininessOfRegion
LOC (#$NoAmountFn #$Raininess).)
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
direct specialization of:
#$hasAttributes
#$RelativeHumidity humidity
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A collection of attributes; a subcollection of #$ScalarInterval.
Instances of #$RelativeHumidity
represent the extent to which the atmosphere at a location
approaches total saturation with water vapor. The relative
humidity of a location is indicated with the predicate #$ambientRelativeHumidity.
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direct instance of: #$LinearOrderAttributeType
direct specialization of:
#$ScalarInterval
#$ambientRelativeHumidity ambient
relative humidity
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$ambientRelativeHumidity
LOC DEGREE) indicates the DEGREE to which the water vapor
content of the air at LOC approaches the total possible
saturation (at that temperature).
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
direct specialization of:
#$hasAttributes
#$DegreeOfCloudiness levels
of cloudiness
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A collection of collections of #$OutdoorLocations.
Each instance of #$DegreeOfCloudiness
is collection of #$OutdoorLocations
with a particular degree of cloud cover. Instances of #$DegreeOfCloudiness
include #$Cloudless, #$PartiallyCloudCovered,
and #$CompletelyCloudCovered.
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direct instance of: #$TotallyOrderedCollectionType
#$SecondOrderCollection
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
#$Cloudless cloudless
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
An instance of #$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
and specialization of #$OutdoorLocation.
Each instance is an #$OutdoorLocation
that has no cloud cover.
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocation
#$Cloudy cloudy
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
An instance of #$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
and a specialization of #$OutdoorLocation.
Each instance is an #$OutdoorLocation
which has at least some cloud cover -- this cloud cover not
being situated at exclusively ground-level (in which case #$Foggy would be applicable).
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocation
direct generalization of:
#$PartiallyCloudCovered
#$Snowy #$CompletelyCloudCovered
#$PartiallyCloudCovered partial
cloud cover
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
An instance of #$DegreeOfCloudiness
and a specialization of #$OutdoorLocation.
Each instance is an #$OutdoorLocation
having some cloud cover but not enough to completely block
out all direct sunlight. Direct sunlight comes and goes as
clouds occluding the sun pass.
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direct instance of:
#$DegreeOfCloudiness
direct specialization of:
#$Cloudy
#$CompletelyCloudCovered overcast
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A instance of #$DegreeOfCloudiness
and a specialization of #$OutdoorLocation.
Each instance is an #$OutdoorLocation
that is so clouded over with a uniform layer grey or white
clouds that direct sunlight is blocked out. There are no
shadows, the shape or exact location of the sun or moon is
impossible to identify.
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direct instance of:
#$DegreeOfCloudiness
direct specialization of:
#$Cloudy
#$Visibility visibility
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$PhysicalAttribute.
Each instance of #$Visibility is a
measure of how clear the ambient fluid at a location is.
Higher values indicate one can see farther (than one could
have at lower values at the same location). Different
degrees of visibility may be designated using a
#$GenericValueFunction. Visibility at a location is
expressed with the predicate #$ambientVisibility.
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direct instance of: #$LinearOrderAttributeType
direct specialization of:
#$ScalarInterval
#$ambientVisibility ambient visibility
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$ambientVisibility
LOC DEGREE) indicates how clear the ambient fluid is at the
location LOC. Higher values of DEGREE mean one can see
farther (than one could have at lower values).
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
direct specialization of:
#$hasAttributes
#$LightIntensity light intensity
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$PhysicalAttribute.
Each instance of #$LightIntensity
is a characterization of how brightly illuminated a location
is. The light intensity of a location is indicated with the
predicate #$illuminationLevel (q.v.).
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direct instance of: #$LinearOrderAttributeType
direct specialization of:
#$ScalarInterval
#$illuminationLevel illumination
(interval based quantity slot)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$illuminationLevel
LOC DEGREE) indicates how brightly illuminated the location
LOC is. Higher values of DEGREE mean greater light intensity.
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
direct specialization of:
#$hasAttributes
#$Temperature temperatures (quantities)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$PhysicalQuantity. Each
instance of #$Temperature
is an amount of heat in a particular instance of #$PartiallyTangible.
An instance of #$Temperature
may be either a fixed interval, such as 98.6 degrees
Fahrenheit, or a range, such as #$HumanHabitableTemperature.
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direct instance of:
#$FundamentalNumericScalarIntervalType
direct specialization of: #$PhysicalQuantity
#$ambientTemperature ambient temperature
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The predicate #$ambientTemperature
is used to indicate the average temperature in the free
space around a particular object. (#$ambientTemperature
OBJ TEMP) means that the space around the tangible object
OBJ is at the #$Temperature
TEMP. Used with #$holdsIn (q.v.), #$ambientTemperature
expresses the surrounding temperature for a given object at
some point in time. For the temperature of the object
itself, use #$temperatureOfObject (q.v.).
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
#$dailyHighTemperature daily
high temperature
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$dailyHighTemperature
PLACE TEMP) means that the #$Temperature
TEMP is the high temperature for a day at the #$GeographicalRegion
PLACE. #$dailyHighTemperature
is typically used for a specified period of time (e.g., a
particular day or a specific season); it may be used with
generic temperature ranges as well as precise temperatures.
Examples: using #$holdsIn, we can say
that Austin's temperature for 7/20/96 is 102 degrees
Fahrenheit; or we can say that for any #$SummerSeason,
Austin's [typical] #$dailyHighTemperature
is #$VeryHot.
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
#$dailyLowTemperature daily
low temperature
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$dailyLowTemperature
PLACE TEMP) means that the #$Temperature
TEMP is the low temperature for a day at the #$GeographicalRegion
PLACE. #$dailyLowTemperature
is typically used for a specified period of time (e.g., a
particular day or a specific season); it may be used with
generic temperature ranges as well as precise temperatures.
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direct instance of:
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
#$Pressure pressures (quantities)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$PhysicalQuantity. Each
instance of #$Pressure is a
specific measure of a force exerted on some surface. Degrees
of #$Pressure
may be represented using #$GenericValueFunctions or with
qualitative collections (e.g., #$BruisingPressure,
#$FracturingPressure, #$ImperceptiblePressure). Indicate the
#$Pressure
of a particular fluid with the predicate #$fluidPressure
(q.v.); indicate atmospheric pressure with #$barometricPressure (q.v.).
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direct instance of:
#$MeasurableScalarIntervalType
direct specialization of: #$PhysicalQuantity
#$barometricPressure barometric pressure
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
(#$barometricPressure
GAS PRESS) means that the instance of #$GaseousTangibleThing
GAS has the #$Pressure PRESS.
Typically, GAS is a piece of atmosphere; #$barometricPressure
indicates the atmospheric pressure in and around that `object'.
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direct instance of:
#$TangibleSubstancePredicate
#$IntervalBasedQuantitySlot
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType weather attributes
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A collection of collections. Each instance of #$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
is a collection of #$OutdoorLocations
with similar weather. Notable instances are #$Snowy, #$Sunny, and #$Cloudy.
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direct instance of: #$SecondOrderCollection
direct specialization of:
#$ExistingStuffType
direct generalization of:
#$DegreeOfCloudiness
#$weather weather
(binary predicate)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The predicate #$weather is used to
describe the weather at a particular outdoor location. (#$weather LOC
WEATHER) means that the #$OutdoorLocation
LOC is an instance of the #$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
WEATHER. For example, to say that it's snowy in Lake Tahoe,
we would say: (#$weather
#$LakeTahoe #$Snowy).
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direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate
direct specialization of:
#$isa
#$Rainy rainy
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The #$WeatherAttribute that characterizes an #$OutdoorLocation
at which it is raining.
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direct instance of:
#$ScalarInterval
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$Snowy snowy
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A specialization of #$OutdoorLocation.
Each instance is an outdoor location that is snowy.
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$Cloudy
#$Foggy foggy
(geographical region)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A #$WeatherAttribute characterizing an #$OutdoorLocation
covered by a ground-level cloud.
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocation
#$Gusty gusty
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A #$WeatherAttribute indicating that the wind at an
#$OutdoorLocation
is subject to sudden changes in direction and intensity.
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocation
#$Sunny sunny
(geographical region)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of all instances of #$OutdoorLocation
that are sunny.
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direct instance of:
#$OutdoorLocationByWeatherType
direct specialization of:
#$OutdoorLocation
Weather Events
#$WeatherEvent weather events
A specialization of #$PhysicalEvent.
Each instance of #$WeatherEvent
is a meteorological event of some duration, occurring over
some spatial region. Some weather events are almost
instantaneous (for example, instances of the collection #$LightningEvent),
while others are quite lengthy (for example, instances of
the collection #$AnnualClimateCycle). Spatially, weather
events may cover a small locality or a large portion of a continent.
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direct instance of:
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
direct specialization of:
#$PhysicalEvent
direct generalization of: #$AnnualClimateCycle #$SeasonOfYear #$ImmediateWeatherProcess
#$ImmediateWeatherProcess immediate
weather process
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of meteorological events of a
duration shorter than seasonal processes. A particular
hurricane event, for example, might be characteristic of a
seasonal process for a region; but the hurricane event
itself is an instance of #$ImmediateWeatherProcess.
Another example of an #$ImmediateWeatherProcess
is a single #$LightningEvent.
(Cf. #$AnnualClimateCycle.)
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direct instance of:
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
#$TemporalStuffType
direct specialization of:
#$WeatherEvent
direct generalization of:
#$PrecipitationProcess
#$WindProcess
#$LightningEvent
#$LightningEvent lightning
A specialization of both #$Emission and #$ImmediateWeatherProcess.
In each instance of #$LightningEvent,
a flashing of light is produced by the discharge of
atmospheric electricity.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
direct specialization of:
#$ElectricalEvent #$Emission #$ImmediateWeatherProcess
#$PrecipitationProcess precipitation processes
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A collection of physical processes; a subcollection
of #$WeatherEvent.
Instances of #$PrecipitationProcess
are meteorological processes in which atmospheric clouds
precipitate rain, snow, or other forms of H2O precipitation.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalStuffType
direct specialization of:
#$ImmediateWeatherProcess #$FallingProcess
direct generalization of:
#$RainProcess
#$HailProcess
#$SnowProcess
#$RainProcess showers
(immediate weather process)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of events in which the condensed
liquid water in clouds forms droplets (or ice cystals which
subsequently melt) substantial enough to fall to the surface
of the earth.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalStuffType
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
direct specialization of:
#$PrecipitationProcess
#$SnowProcess snowing
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of events in which the condensed
liquid water in clouds freezes into ice crystals which
become substantial enough to fall to the earth as snow.
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direct instance of:
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
direct specialization of:
#$PrecipitationProcess
#$HailProcess hail
(immediate weather process)
A specialization of #$PrecipitationProcess.
Each instance of #$HailProcess is
an event in which small chunks, usually consisting of
several layers of ice, fall to the earth from clouds.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalStuffType
direct specialization of:
#$PrecipitationProcess
#$WindProcess winds
(immediate weather process)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of events in which the ambient air
at a #$GeographicalRegion
(or some significant part of the total air mass) is in motion.
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direct instance of:
#$DefaultDisjointScriptType
#$StuffType
direct specialization of:
#$ImmediateWeatherProcess #$Translation-Flow
Weather Objects
#$CloudOfH2O cloud
of h2o
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A cloud of particles of liquid or solid water in
the atmosphere covering a #$GeographicalRegion.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingStuffType
direct specialization of: #$CloudlikeObject
#$CloudInSky clouds
A specialization of #$CloudOfH2O.
Each instance of #$CloudInSky is a
cloud located in the sky over some instance of #$GeographicalRegion.
Since #$CloudInSky is a
specialization of #$CloudOfH2O,
each instance of #$CloudInSky must
be primarily composed of water particles.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$CloudOfH2O
direct generalization of:
#$PrecipitationCloud
#$Fog fog
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of clouds (instances of #$CloudOfH2O)
that cover a #$GeographicalRegion
at ground-level.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingStuffType
direct specialization of: #$Mist
#$PrecipitationCloud precipitation clouds
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of clouds that emit #$PrecipitationParticles
in instances of #$PrecipitationProcess.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$InanimateThing-Natural #$CloudInSky
#$PrecipitationParticle precipitation
(fresh water)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of particles of liquid or solid
water emitted by clouds in instances of #$PrecipitationProcess.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$Particle #$Water-Fresh #$InanimateThing-Natural
direct generalization of:
#$SnowFlake #$Raindrop #$HailStone
#$Raindrop raindrops
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of drops of liquid water emitted by
clouds in instances of #$RainProcess.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of: #$Rainwater #$PrecipitationParticle
#$SnowFlake snowflakes
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of frozen water crystals emitted by
clouds in instances of #$SnowProcess.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$PrecipitationParticle
#$HailStone hailstones
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of solid particles or small chunks
of ice emitted from clouds in instances of #$HailProcess.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$PrecipitationParticle
Climatic Seasons
#$SeasonOfYear seasons
(weather events)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
A collection of events -- specifically, the seasons
that occur as #$subEvents of an
#$AnnualClimateCycle. For example, the elements of #$WinterSeason are
all instances of #$SeasonOfYear.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$WeatherEvent
direct generalization of: #$WarmSeason #$ColdSeason
#$SpringSeason #$FallSeason
#$WinterSeason winters
(weather events)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of Winter seasons. In the
#$TemperateClimateCycle, generally a time of cold and
dormancy. #$WinterSeason
represents the climatic aspects of Winter; for its purely
temporal aspects, see #$CalendarWinter.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of: #$ColdSeason
#$SpringSeason springs
(weather events)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of Spring seasons. In the
#$TemperateClimateCycle, Spring is the time ice melts, the
average temperature starts to increase, the days get longer,
plants begin to put forth buds, etc. #$SpringSeason
represents the climatic aspects of spring; see #$CalendarSpring
for the purely temporal aspects of spring.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$SeasonOfYear
#$SummerSeason summers
(weather events)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of Summer seasons. In the
#$TemperateClimateCycle, Summer is generally the time of
greatest warmth. #$SummerSeason
represents the climatic aspects of summer. For its purely
temporal aspects, see #$CalendarSummer.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of: #$WarmSeason
#$FallSeason autumns
(weather events)
**COMMENT NOT REVIEWED**
**GAFs NOT REVIEWED**
The collection of Fall seasons. In the
#$TemperateClimateCycle, Fall is usually the time of
harvesting and beginnings of shutting down of growth. Also
the time of harvest celebrations. #$FallSeason
represents the climatic aspects of Fall; for its purely
temporal aspects, see #$CalendarAutumn.
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direct instance of:
#$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$SeasonOfYear
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