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Convective Winds

Strong surface heating produces several kinds of convective systems. Upslope winds develop along heated slopes. Superheated air in flat terrain escapes upward in bubbles or in the form of whirlwinds or dust devils.

Convective Winds
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Photographer(s): from Schroeder and Buck 1970

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