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How does mixing of ambient air affect updrafts?

April 26, 2017affect air Ambient mixing updrafts

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How does mixing of ambient air affect updrafts?

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Mixing reduces the temperature of updrafts. The temperature of updrafts is rarely more than a few degrees more than that of the ambient air because mixing increases with temperature difference. Mixing of dry ambient air with air containing condensed water has a very strong cooling effect on the updraft because of the re-evaporation of the condensed water.