The terms ''climate'' (physical and chemical), ''climate element'' (po
tential and effective), ''climate factor'', ''climatic factor'', ''flu
x densities of energy, momentum and matter'', ''stress'', ''stressor''
, ''strain'', ''absorbed stressor dose'', ''stress resistance'' and ''
stress tolerance'' are explained and compiled to form a consistent cor
pus of definitions that is compatible with the terminologies of physic
s, micrometeorology and toxicology.