File:Thermal column.svg

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Upload date 2006-11-03T22:03:22Z
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Description Thermal column. The cloud (A) is above the ground. The sun increases the temperature of the ground which will then warms the air above it (1). The bubble of hot air starts to rise (2) until a certain point . Due to its lower temperature, the mass condenses and moves downward (3).
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Other versions Derivative works of this file:  Firestorm thermal column.svg

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3 November 2006

Category:Air temperature diagrams Category:CC-BY-2.5 Category:Cloud diagrams Category:Files with derivative versions Category:Firestorms Category:Flammagenitus clouds Category:Graphic Lab-fr Category:Language-neutral diagrams Category:Paragliding diagrams Category:Thermal column