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Thermal Energetics

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Thermal Energetics at Technical University of Košice

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: engineering and engineering trades
University website: www.tuke.sk

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Thermal
A thermal column (or thermal) is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of Earth's atmosphere, a form of atmospheric updraft. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection, specifically atmospheric convection. The Sun warms the ground, which in turn warms the air directly above it.
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