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The ground is cooler in summer and warmer in ... We have deduced the abnormal temperature gradients mathematically from the known laws of the conduction of heat, taking account of the ...

Big differences in temperature over relatively short distances ... The closeness and relative strength of these systems is called a pressure gradient. The bigger the difference in pressure between ...