
Thermal
Column of rising air in the lower altitudes of Earth's atmosphere

Column of rising air in the lower altitudes of Earth's atmosphere
A thermal column (or thermal) is a rising mass of buoyant air, a convective current in the atmosphere, that transfers heat energy vertically. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection, specifically atmospheric convection.
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