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  1. Thermalling

    Distance Between Thermals

    June 16, 2022

    I have no idea why, but it’s often spoken about that the distance between the good thermals seemingly appears to be related to the depth of convection.  I say that again, the depth of convection.  This is from the ground level to the top of the cloud base, not the commonly perceived, base of the clouds which is the condensation level.  Typically, if we work on an approximation

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