thermal low thermal lows heat lows non frontal low pressure areas occur continents warm season result intense heating compared surrounding environments thermal lows occur near desert mexican plateau california north west argentina south_america region north west australia peninsula land intense rapid solar heating land surface results heating lowest layers atmosphere energy infrared spectrum resulting air dense surrounding cooler air combined rising hot air results formation low pressure area elevated areas enhance strength thermal low warm quickly atmosphere surrounds altitude water instability lows form winter air land colder warmer water body thermal lows tend weak extend metres height thermal lows western southern portions north_america northern africa southeast asia strong lead summer monsoon conditions development thermal lows inland coastline lead development sea sea combined rugged topography near coast encourage poor air quality formation lack ground plant moisture normally provide cooling lead intense rapid solar heating lower layers air hot air dense surrounding cooler air combined rising hot air results low pressure area called thermal low elevated surfaces heating ground exceeds heating surrounding air altitude sea level creates associated heat low terrain thermal lows existed cold season winter warm water bodies great lakes induce instability low thermal lows develop near sea level build height warm season summer elevation hpa pressure surface lies near metres sea level heat lows normally stationary weak cyclonic circulation strongest surface warm near center weaker aloft air stable thermal low considered warm core strongest versions features globally northern portion indian arizona mexican plateau northwest argentina southwestern spain australia northern africa formation heat low northern africa leads low level westerly jet stream june october role monsoon regime caused larger seasonal cycle land temperature compared nearby oceans differential warming happens heat ocean mixed vertically mixed layer meters deep action wind generated land surface conducts heat slowly seasonal signal penetrating meter additionally specific heat capacity liquid water significantly higher materials land factors mean heat capacity layer participating seasonal cycle larger oceans land consequence air land faster reaches higher temperature air ocean hot air land tends rise creating area low pressure creates steady wind blowing land bringing moist near surface air oceans similar rainfall caused moist ocean air lifted upwards mountains surface heating convergence surface divergence aloft storm produced surface lifting occurs air expansion lower pressure turn produces winter land quickly ocean keeps heat longer higher specific heat hot air ocean rises creating low pressure area breeze land ocean large area drying high pressure formed land increased cooling similar sea land term usually referring localized daily cycle circulation near coastlines larger scale stronger seasonal role sea breeze formation sea warmed sun greater depth land greater specific heat sea greater capacity absorbing heat land surface sea slowly land surface temperature surface land rises land heats air warm air dense rises rising air land sea level pressure cooler air sea higher sea level pressure flows land lower pressure creating cooler breeze near coast strength sea breeze directly proportional temperature difference land sea environmental wind field greater knots opposing direction possible sea breeze sea breeze likely develop california coast cooler water sets surface marine layer cooler inland areas summer time intense heating inland creates pronounced thermal trough aligned great central valley typically linked broader thermal low north american consequence strong pressure gradient created draws cool marine air temperatures fog stream gaps especially golden gate san_francisco san_francisco fog thermal trough pushed coast especially late fall higher pressure develops east cooling east setup brings temperatures year normally cool coastline stops replaced dangerously dry land breeze role air pollution areas hilly mountainous near coastline forced sea combined wind sides mountains encourage production chemicals lead development pollution tracked mid levels form concentrated circulation thermal low adjacent oceanic areas
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