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Old September 27th 17, 08:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default How does sun heat the air?

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 11:31:39 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Thanks for that! Wish I'd had it in December, but I'll start chipping
away, nonetheless.

On 4/1/2017 11:58 PM, danlj wrote:
https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/


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Dan, 5J


Good Book! Chapter 3, pg. 68:

"....At the surface this effective flux is entirely due
to molecular conduction, and above about 5 mm altitude
the effective flux is mostly due to turbulence."