Sensible heat | physics | Britannica (original) (raw)

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climate and life interaction

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  In climate: Biosphere controls on the structure of the atmosphere
  and convection (sensible heating), the energy flux to the atmosphere carried by water vapour via evaporation and transpiration from the surface (latent heat energy), and the flux of radiant energy from the surface to the atmosphere (infrared terrestrial radiation). These fluxes differ in the altitude at which…
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  In climate: Biosphere controls on maximum temperatures by evaporation and transpiration
  …increases from winter to summer, sensible heating and maximum surface temperatures rise. In the U.S. Midwest, prior to the leafing out of vegetation in the springtime and the resulting rise in evaporation and transpiration, sensible heating causes an average increase in maximum surface temperatures of only about 0.3 °C (0.5…
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definition

• In heat: Heat as a form of energy
  …temperature change, the concept of sensible heat was introduced. In a mixture of water vapour and air, the sensible heat is the energy necessary to produce a particular temperature change excluding any energy required for a phase change.
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tropical cyclones

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  In climate: Formation of tropical cyclones
  …from their surface (known as sensible heat) and by the evaporation of water. This water is subsequently condensed within a storm system, thereby releasing latent heat energy. When a tropical cyclone moves over land, this energy is severely depleted and the circulation of the winds is consequently weakened.
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