(meteorology) An area of low atmospheric pressure due to high temperatures caused by intensive heating at the earth's surface; common to the continental subtropics in summer, thermal lows remain stationary over the area that produces them, their cyclonic circulation is generally weak and diffuse, and they are nonfrontal. Also known as heat low.
thermal low
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: thermal low |
(′thər·məl ′lō)
| 5min Related Video: thermal low |
| Geography Dictionary: thermal low |
An intense, low pressure system caused by local heating of the earth's surface, and leading to the rising of air by convection. Heavy rainfall will result if the air rises and cools enough for condensation to occur.
Learn More
 | thermal insulator |
| refractory insulating concrete |
| glass block, glass brick |
Help us answer these
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Sci-Tech Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Geography Dictionary. A Dictionary of Geography. Copyright © Susan Mayhew 1992, 1997, 2004. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
- What has very low thermal energy and resistance?
- Explain why do not have as much Kinetic Energy when the thermal energy was low?
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- What is the thermal conductivity of low density styrofoam?
- Is low e and thermal break the same thing?
Mentioned in
- insulating concrete
- thermophoresis (thermodynamics)
- Forrel cell (meteorology)
- contact material (metallurgy)
- soldering investment
- ultrastable material (materials)
- zircon sand (materials)
- thermal conductivity
- elinvar (metallurgy)
- kovar (metallurgy)
