Glider MD Thermal Info (Task 8 Meter 20 -6 August 2018)

Thermal Time Thermal Alt Orbits Speed Orbits Diam Orbit Time Climb Rate Other
ID Type Start
[hms]
End
[hms]
Duration
[hms]
Start
[ft]
End
[ft]
Delta
[ft]
Lost
[ft]
Lost
[%]
Avg
(stab)
[kts]
Min
(stab)
[kts]
Max
(stab)
[kts]
Avg
(stab)
[m]
Min
(stab)
[m]
Max
(stab)
[m]
Avg
(stab)
[sec]
Min
(stab)
[sec]
Max
(stab)
[sec]
Avg
(stab)
[kts]
Min
(stab)
[kts]
Max
(stab)
[kts]
Direction Track
Length
[km]
Count
0All01:19:3121177337515.9 %63.226

blah
2.625
1Thermal12:25:1112:31:4700:06:363211389167930144.4 %61
61.3
51.6
60
66.9
63
282
300
40
265
324
324
28.3
29.9
4
26
33
32
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.4
3.4
1.7
Right12.414
2Orbit12:25:1112:25:4400:00:3332113300882933.3 %56.70331.6Right1
3Orbit12:25:4412:26:1500:00:3133003359595594.4 %60.80311.1Right1
4Orbit12:26:1512:26:4300:00:2833593431722636.4 %60.30281.5Right0.9
5Orbit12:26:4312:27:0900:00:2634313454221985.7 %62.20260.5Right0.8
6Orbit12:27:0912:27:3600:00:273454353075913 %630271.7Right0.9
7Orbit12:27:3612:28:0700:00:3135303582521937.5 %61.10311Right1
8Orbit12:28:0712:28:3600:00:2935823658751926.1 %60.90291.5Right0.9
9Orbit12:28:3612:29:0600:00:30365836812226114.3 %61.70300.5Right1
10Orbit12:29:0612:29:3600:00:303681372039925 %61.70300.8Right1
11Orbit12:29:3612:30:0800:00:323720377655917.6 %61.80321Right1
12Orbit12:30:0812:30:4000:00:3237763825492246.7 %60.90320.9Right1
13Orbit12:30:4012:31:1100:00:31382538451929150 %61.10310.4Right1
14Orbit12:31:1112:31:4300:00:32384538682222100 %600320.4Right1
15Orbit12:31:4312:31:4700:00:04386838912200 %61.10043.4Right0.1
2Thermal12:31:5312:37:1100:05:1839204996107626224.4 %63.3
63.3
53.9
62.1
71.7
64.6
274
300
32
261
335
335
26.5
28.9
3
25
33
33
1.8
2
-0.6
0.8
3.3
3.3
Right10.312
16Orbit12:31:5312:32:1900:00:263920403811800 %61.60262.7Right0.8
17Orbit12:32:1912:32:4500:00:26403841561181613.9 %63.30262.7Right0.8
18Orbit12:32:4512:33:1000:00:254156429714132.3 %63.80253.3Right0.8
19Orbit12:33:1012:33:4300:00:33429743434575164.3 %62.10330.8Right1.1
20Orbit12:33:4312:34:1100:00:284343445811465.7 %63.60282.4Right0.9
21Orbit12:34:1112:34:4000:00:29445845601013232.3 %63.50292.1Right0.9
22Orbit12:34:4012:35:1000:00:30456046711111311.8 %64.40302.2Right1
23Orbit12:35:1012:35:3900:00:29467147761041615.6 %64.60292.1Right1
24Orbit12:35:3912:36:0800:00:2947764852753243.5 %62.70291.5Right0.9
25Orbit12:36:0812:36:4000:00:3248524937852630.8 %62.70321.6Right1
26Orbit12:36:4012:37:0800:00:2849375000623252.6 %62.50281.3Right0.9
27Orbit12:37:0812:37:1100:00:0350004996-36-200 %64.9003-0.6Right0.1
3Thermal12:39:2812:41:5400:02:264566512155412422.5 %61.3
61
50.4
60.6
69
61.2
243
280
72
251
308
308
24.3
28
7
25
31
31
1.9
2.3
-1.1
1.9
3.1
2.9
Left4.66
28Orbit12:39:2812:39:5500:00:27456647081414934.9 %60.80273.1Left0.8
29Orbit12:39:5512:40:2600:00:31470848091011616.1 %60.60311.9Left1
30Orbit12:40:2612:40:5200:00:264809490898910 %61.20262.2Left0.8
31Orbit12:40:5212:41:1700:00:254908502912198.1 %61.20252.9Left0.8
32Orbit12:41:1712:41:4700:00:30502951341042221.9 %61.20302.1Left0.9
33Orbit12:41:4712:41:5400:00:0751345121-1316-125 %63.1007-1.1Left0.2
4Thermal12:46:1312:50:3700:04:244173587216991448.5 %63.1
63
49.3
60.6
88.8
65
273
266
232
232
359
319
26.4
25.8
23
23
34
30
3.9
3.6
2
2.8
8.2
4.6
Left8.610
36Orbit12:46:1312:46:3700:00:24417345043316218.8 %62.10248.2Left0.8
37Orbit12:46:3712:47:0200:00:254504467517031.9 %60.60254Left0.8
38Orbit12:47:0212:47:2500:00:234675480613165 %62.10233.4Left0.7
39Orbit12:47:2512:47:4800:00:234806494013432.4 %61.50233.5Left0.7
40Orbit12:47:4812:48:1300:00:254940508514464.5 %63.10253.4Left0.8
41Orbit12:48:1312:48:3900:00:265085528820394.8 %62.60264.6Left0.8
42Orbit12:48:3912:49:0500:00:265288545616795.9 %64.40263.8Left0.9
43Orbit12:49:0512:49:3300:00:285456561616096.1 %650283.4Left0.9
44Orbit12:49:3312:50:0300:00:305616575714164.7 %64.90302.8Left1
45Orbit12:50:0312:50:3700:00:34575758721142622.9 %64.40342Left1.1
5Thermal12:53:0812:54:3700:01:29553860625246813.1 %60.6
62
53.8
61.8
66.1
62.3
222
279
19
273
311
286
22.3
27.5
2
27
32
28
4
3
2.6
2.6
5.8
3.5
Right2.84
46Orbit12:53:0812:53:4000:00:32553857612233917.6 %59.30324.1Right1
47Orbit12:53:4012:54:0700:00:275761591815732.1 %61.80273.5Right0.9
48Orbit12:54:0712:54:3500:00:28591860431242621.1 %62.30282.6Right0.9
49Orbit12:54:3512:54:3700:00:02604360621900 %59.10025.8Right0.1
6Thermal12:57:0212:59:3300:02:31561363056928512.3 %61.2
62.1
51.3
61.5
71
63.3
255
297
28
283
314
312
25.2
29.3
3
28
31
31
2.3
2.8
0
2.4
3.4
3.4
Right4.86
50Orbit12:57:0212:57:3300:00:31561357541412618.6 %61.80312.7Right1
51Orbit12:57:3312:58:0100:00:285754591516096.1 %61.70283.4Right0.9
52Orbit12:58:0112:58:3100:00:3059156059144139.1 %61.90302.9Right1
53Orbit12:58:3112:58:5900:00:28605961811211613.5 %63.30282.6Right0.9
54Orbit12:58:5912:59:3000:00:31618163051241310.5 %61.50312.4Right1
55Orbit12:59:3012:59:3300:00:0363056305060 %57.20030Right0.1
7Thermal13:04:1913:05:3100:01:1252395652413399.5 %62.3
61.5
50.7
61.5
71.3
61.5
246
262
141
262
335
262
24
26
14
26
32
26
3.1
4
1.4
4
4
4
Left2.33
56Orbit13:04:1913:04:5100:00:325239544620694.8 %640323.8Left1.1
57Orbit13:04:5113:05:1700:00:2654465620173169.4 %61.50264Left0.8
58Orbit13:05:1713:05:3100:00:1456205652321340 %61.50141.4Left0.4
8Thermal13:06:0113:09:1800:03:17564968331184494.2 %64.1
64.2
56
63.1
72.2
65
258
272
129
248
304
298
24.6
25.8
12
24
30
28
3.5
3.6
2.8
2.8
4.5
4.5
Right6.58
59Orbit13:06:0113:06:3100:00:305649584619631.7 %61.90303.9Right1
60Orbit13:06:3113:06:5600:00:255846597713197.5 %64.50253.1Right0.8
61Orbit13:06:5613:07:2000:00:245977614516795.9 %63.70244.1Right0.8
62Orbit13:07:2013:07:4700:00:276145635120663.2 %63.90274.5Right0.9
63Orbit13:07:4713:08:1100:00:246351651516496 %63.10244Right0.8
64Orbit13:08:1113:08:3900:00:286515664613197.5 %650282.8Right0.9
65Orbit13:08:3913:09:0600:00:276646677412700 %64.80272.8Right0.9
66Orbit13:09:0613:09:1800:00:12677468335900 %65.90122.9Right0.4
9Thermal13:18:3113:21:3700:03:06545265611108888 %63.8
63.4
55.9
60.4
73.8
65.6
278
275
243
243
304
301
26.6
26.4
24
24
28
28
3.6
3.9
2.2
3
4.7
4.7
Right6.17
69Orbit13:18:3113:18:5700:00:26545255901371611.9 %63.20263.1Right0.8
70Orbit13:18:5713:19:2100:00:245590576417331.9 %61.80244.3Right0.8
71Orbit13:19:2113:19:4700:00:265764597120600 %60.40264.7Right0.8
72Orbit13:19:4713:20:1300:00:26597161351641610 %64.40263.7Right0.9
73Orbit13:20:1313:20:4100:00:286135631518031.8 %650283.8Right0.9
74Orbit13:20:4113:21:0900:00:2863156456141139.3 %65.60283Right0.9
75Orbit13:21:0913:21:3700:00:28645665611043634.4 %66.30282.2Right1
10Thermal13:26:4913:29:1500:02:26545661126567812 %62.8
63.4
54.5
62.6
70.6
64.6
300
294
275
275
328
328
29.2
28.3
26
26
32
32
2.6
2.7
1.5
2.6
3.6
2.8
Right4.75
76Orbit13:26:4913:27:2100:00:32545656521962915 %60.30323.6Right1
77Orbit13:27:2113:27:4800:00:275652577412198.1 %630272.7Right0.9
78Orbit13:27:4813:28:1400:00:265774589812465.3 %64.60262.8Right0.9
79Orbit13:28:1413:28:4600:00:325898604014197 %62.60322.6Right1
80Orbit13:28:4613:29:1500:00:2960406112722231.8 %63.50291.5Right0.9
11Thermal13:33:5713:35:2400:01:2747475469721294.1 %62.5
62.8
55.6
62.3
74.9
63.3
223
283
71
275
290
290
21.8
27.5
7
27
28
28
4.5
4
2.5
3.5
7.6
4.5
Left2.84
81Orbit13:33:5713:34:2200:00:254747506832162 %62.80257.6Left0.8
82Orbit13:34:2213:34:4900:00:2750685272203168.1 %62.30274.5Left0.9
83Orbit13:34:4913:35:1700:00:285272543916732 %63.30283.5Left0.9
84Orbit13:35:1713:35:2400:00:075439546929311.1 %61.60072.5Left0.2
12Thermal13:35:2913:40:0900:04:40553174441912753.9 %66.1
66.4
57.7
64.7
76.2
68.2
276
285
195
231
341
341
25.5
26.2
18
21
32
32
4.1
4.3
1.8
2
6
6
Left9.511
85Orbit13:35:2913:35:5500:00:265531571518395.4 %63.80264.2Left0.9
86Orbit13:35:5513:36:2000:00:255715592520900 %64.70255Left0.8
87Orbit13:36:2013:36:4400:00:245925610518063.6 %66.80244.5Left0.8
88Orbit13:36:4413:37:0900:00:256105635825200 %66.90256Left0.9
89Orbit13:37:0913:37:3700:00:286358656420663.2 %66.50284.4Left1
90Orbit13:37:3713:38:0300:00:266564677420931.6 %66.30264.8Left0.9
91Orbit13:38:0313:38:3500:00:32677468831082221.2 %65.10322Left1.1
92Orbit13:38:3513:39:0300:00:286883706318063.6 %68.20283.8Left1
93Orbit13:39:0313:39:3000:00:277063722716400 %65.90273.6Left0.9
94Orbit13:39:3013:39:5100:00:217227738816000 %67.10214.5Left0.7
95Orbit13:39:5113:40:0900:00:1873887444551935.3 %66.20181.8Left0.6
13Thermal13:45:5913:48:1400:02:155797655575712716.9 %66.1
65.9
56.6
64.1
73.5
67.4
241
286
23
273
298
298
22.5
26.5
2
26
27
27
1.6
3
-7.8
2.1
5.5
4.5
Right4.56
96Orbit13:45:5913:46:2600:00:2757976049252197.8 %63.10275.5Right0.9
97Orbit13:46:2613:46:5200:00:266049624619631.7 %66.60264.5Right0.9
98Orbit13:46:5213:47:1800:00:26624663771311915 %64.10263Right0.9
99Orbit13:47:1813:47:4500:00:27637764861083633.3 %65.80272.4Right0.9
100Orbit13:47:4513:48:1200:00:2764866581952224.1 %67.40272.1Right0.9
101Orbit13:48:1213:48:1400:00:0265816555-2626-100 %70002-7.8Right0.1
14Thermal13:57:0014:01:2200:04:2243995439104016415.8 %62.6
62.4
53.8
60.9
73.1
63.7
268
286
117
260
311
311
26.2
28
11
26
30
30
2
2.5
-4.2
2
3.7
3.1
Left8.410
104Orbit13:57:0013:57:2700:00:2743994566167169.8 %61.40273.7Left0.9
105Orbit13:57:2713:57:5700:00:30456646941271310.3 %61.40302.5Left0.9
106Orbit13:57:5713:58:2300:00:264694482913464.9 %61.10263.1Left0.8
107Orbit13:58:2313:58:5100:00:28482949501211613.5 %61.50282.6Left0.9
108Orbit13:58:5113:59:1900:00:284950506811865.6 %60.90282.5Left0.9
109Orbit13:59:1913:59:4700:00:285068519312465.3 %63.70282.6Left0.9
110Orbit13:59:4714:00:1300:00:265193530511165.9 %63.60262.5Left0.9
111Orbit14:00:1314:00:4100:00:285305541611198.8 %63.50282.4Left0.9
112Orbit14:00:4114:01:1100:00:305416551810133.2 %63.30302Left1
113Orbit14:01:1114:01:2200:00:1155185439-7878-100 %65.1011-4.2Left0.4
15Thermal14:03:1314:05:1300:02:00474452525087514.8 %65.5
64.8
59.8
64.3
80.9
65.3
322
313
299
299
357
326
30
29.5
28
28
32
31
2.5
1.9
1.6
1.6
4.3
2.2
Right44
114Orbit14:03:1314:03:4500:00:3247444977232135.6 %68.20324.3Right1.1
115Orbit14:03:4514:04:1300:00:28497750821041312.5 %65.30282.2Right0.9
116Orbit14:04:1314:04:4400:00:3150825164821924 %64.30311.6Right1
117Orbit14:04:4414:05:1300:00:2951645252882933.3 %64.30291.8Right1
16Thermal14:08:5614:15:1400:06:184376751931431183.8 %63.1
62.9
54.1
60.1
71.8
64.8
279
276
233
233
325
325
27
26.8
23
23
31
31
5
5
2.4
2.4
6.6
6.6
Left12.314
118Orbit14:08:5614:09:2500:00:294376465527893.5 %65.10295.7Left1
119Orbit14:09:2514:09:5100:00:264655487822394.4 %62.80265.1Left0.8
120Orbit14:09:5114:10:1700:00:2648785141262166.3 %62.80266Left0.8
121Orbit14:10:1714:10:4300:00:265141541026900 %62.50266.1Left0.8
122Orbit14:10:4314:11:0600:00:235410566625500 %61.80236.6Left0.7
123Orbit14:11:0614:11:3300:00:275666593526900 %60.10275.9Left0.8
124Orbit14:11:3314:12:0000:00:2759356200265166.2 %61.50275.8Left0.9
125Orbit14:12:0014:12:2600:00:2662006443242166.8 %64.80265.5Left0.9
126Orbit14:12:2614:12:5000:00:246443666922631.4 %640245.6Left0.8
127Orbit14:12:5014:13:1800:00:286669688321300 %63.70284.5Left0.9
128Orbit14:13:1814:13:4600:00:286883705717300 %64.80283.7Left0.9
129Orbit14:13:4614:14:1600:00:307057720414764.4 %62.10302.9Left1
130Orbit14:14:1614:14:4700:00:31720473321273225.6 %640312.4Left1
131Orbit14:14:4714:15:1400:00:277332751918763.5 %64.10274.1Left0.9
17Thermal14:19:0914:20:5500:01:466863723437010829.2 %61.5
62.3
55.8
61.9
72.4
62.6
270
362
76
355
369
369
26.5
35.5
8
35
36
36
1.7
1.4
-0.5
1.1
4.5
1.7
Left3.44
132Orbit14:19:0914:19:3600:00:276863707020663.2 %63.70274.5Left0.9
133Orbit14:19:3614:20:1100:00:35707071711014948.4 %61.90351.7Left1.1
134Orbit14:20:1114:20:4700:00:3671717240683247.6 %62.60361.1Left1.2
135Orbit14:20:4714:20:5500:00:0872407234-619-300 %58008-0.5Left0.2
18Thermal14:27:2014:28:5500:01:35651267812699535.4 %62.7
63
56.5
62.9
76.5
63
245
304
101
278
330
330
23.8
29.5
10
27
32
32
1.3
1.1
-1.4
0.5
4.3
1.7
Left3.14
136Orbit14:27:2014:27:4600:00:2665126699187168.8 %63.10264.3Left0.8
137Orbit14:27:4614:28:1300:00:2766996774751926.1 %62.90271.7Left0.9
138Orbit14:28:1314:28:4500:00:32677468042929100 %630320.5Left1
139Orbit14:28:4514:28:5500:00:1068046781-2229-128.6 %61.8010-1.4Left0.3
19Thermal14:43:3914:45:5100:02:1245044698193259133.9 %62.6
63.8
55.8
62.4
72.6
65.2
273
327
39
321
345
333
26.4
31.3
4
30
34
32
1.3
0.4
0
0
3.4
0.8
Right4.35
143Orbit14:43:3914:44:1300:00:34450446161115550 %620341.9Right1.1
144Orbit14:44:1314:44:4500:00:32461646321659360 %62.40320.3Right1
145Orbit14:44:4514:45:1700:00:324632463201040 %63.60320Right1
146Orbit14:45:1714:45:4700:00:3046324675423992.3 %65.20300.8Right1
147Orbit14:45:4714:45:5100:00:04467546982200 %59.40043.4Right0.1
20Thermal14:49:2314:53:1800:03:5544945511101717016.8 %64.1
64.1
54.5
63
71
64.9
274
291
130
260
339
339
26.1
27.7
12
25
32
32
2.4
2.5
0.5
1.7
3.9
3.3
Mixed7.79
148Orbit14:49:2314:49:5200:00:29449446851901910.3 %61.90293.9Right0.9
149Orbit14:49:5214:50:1800:00:264685482914464.5 %630263.3Right0.8
150Orbit14:50:1814:50:4300:00:254829494711898.3 %63.40252.8Right0.8
151Orbit14:50:4314:51:0900:00:2649475039913235.7 %64.30262.1Right0.9
152Orbit14:51:0914:51:3700:00:28503951801412920.9 %640283Right0.9
153Orbit14:51:3714:52:0200:00:2551805252722636.4 %64.90251.7Right0.8
154Orbit14:52:0214:52:3400:00:325252538713464.9 %64.30322.5Right1.1
155Orbit14:52:3414:53:0600:00:32538755011141917.1 %64.70322.1Right1.1
156Orbit14:53:0614:53:1800:00:1255015511919200 %66.20120.5Left0.4
21Thermal14:56:2514:59:2700:03:024750543968814120.5 %63.1
62.9
55.8
61.9
74.9
63.7
314
319
248
282
358
350
30.3
31
24
27
34
34
2.2
1.9
1.1
1.1
3.7
3.5
Right5.96
157Orbit14:56:2514:56:5900:00:3447504960209136.3 %64.30343.7Right1.1
158Orbit14:56:5914:57:3300:00:34496050681082624.2 %62.80341.9Right1.1
159Orbit14:57:3314:58:0000:00:275068522615764.2 %63.70273.5Right0.9
160Orbit14:58:0014:58:2900:00:2952265282554276.5 %63.10291.1Right0.9
161Orbit14:58:2914:59:0300:00:3452825357754256.5 %61.90341.3Right1.1
162Orbit14:59:0314:59:2700:00:245357543982912 %630242Right0.8
22Thermal15:04:5915:09:1000:04:114468521674822630.3 %63.6
63.4
55.6
62.6
73.1
64.3
290
293
263
263
318
318
27.9
28.3
25
25
31
31
1.8
1.7
1
1
2.3
2.3
Left8.29
163Orbit15:04:5915:05:2700:00:28446845701016261.3 %61.90282.2Left0.9
164Orbit15:05:2715:05:5200:00:254570466898910 %64.30252.3Left0.8
165Orbit15:05:5215:06:2200:00:3046684744754256.5 %63.80301.5Left1
166Orbit15:06:2215:06:5000:00:2847444809651625 %62.90281.4Left0.9
167Orbit15:06:5015:07:2100:00:3148094904951617.2 %62.60311.8Left1
168Orbit15:07:2115:07:4800:00:2749044993881618.5 %63.50271.9Left0.9
169Orbit15:07:4815:08:1700:00:2949935088951617.2 %62.80291.9Left0.9
170Orbit15:08:1715:08:4500:00:285088513749613.3 %63.70281Left0.9
171Orbit15:08:4515:09:1000:00:2551375216783950 %67.10251.9Left0.9
23Thermal15:16:4415:19:5500:03:114744516441919646.9 %63.8
64.2
54.3
63.1
78.6
65.2
285
290
228
245
322
322
27.3
27.6
22
23
31
31
1.3
1.4
-0.2
0.8
2.1
2.1
Right6.37
178Orbit15:16:4415:17:1500:00:3147444839952931 %61.80311.8Right1
179Orbit15:17:1515:17:4200:00:2748394934955255.2 %65.20272.1Right0.9
180Orbit15:17:4215:18:0500:00:2349345000651320 %65.10231.7Right0.8
181Orbit15:18:0515:18:3300:00:2850005072722636.4 %63.10281.5Right0.9
182Orbit15:18:3315:19:0400:00:3150725131591933.3 %63.50311.1Right1
183Orbit15:19:0415:19:3300:00:2951315170391641.7 %64.10290.8Right1
184Orbit15:19:3315:19:5500:00:2251705164-639-600 %63.4022-0.2Right0.7
24Thermal15:23:4115:27:3300:03:524429494051124247.4 %63.9
63.6
54.2
61
74.9
65.5
268
285
101
225
332
332
25.8
27.4
9
21
31
31
1
1.5
-3.5
0.4
2.9
2.9
Left7.69
186Orbit15:23:4115:24:1200:00:3144294517881922.2 %61.70311.7Left1
187Orbit15:24:1215:24:4100:00:294517462510899.1 %610292.2Left0.9
188Orbit15:24:4115:25:1200:00:3146254675492653.3 %620310.9Left1
189Orbit15:25:1215:25:3300:00:2146754737622236.8 %65.50211.8Left0.7
190Orbit15:25:3315:26:0100:00:28473748751372921.4 %62.30282.9Left0.9
191Orbit15:26:0115:26:2700:00:2648754940652945 %650261.5Left0.9
192Orbit15:26:2715:26:5300:00:26494049571626160 %64.20260.4Left0.9
193Orbit15:26:5315:27:2400:00:3149574993362672.7 %65.50310.7Left1
194Orbit15:27:2415:27:3300:00:0949934940-5252-100 %68.3009-3.5Left0.3
25Thermal15:32:0515:34:0500:02:004176446128510135.6 %64.6
63.7
57.8
63.2
71.5
64
249
292
34
283
337
300
24
28
3
27
33
29
0.5
1.6
-3.9
1.4
1.7
1.7
Right3.95
195Orbit15:32:0515:32:3800:00:3341764255783645.8 %62.30331.4Right1.1
196Orbit15:32:3815:33:0700:00:2942554333782229.2 %63.20291.6Right0.9
197Orbit15:33:0715:33:3400:00:2743334399651320 %640271.4Right0.9
198Orbit15:33:3415:34:0200:00:28439944818268 %63.90281.7Right0.9
199Orbit15:34:0215:34:0500:00:0344814461-1922-116.7 %69.5003-3.9Right0.1
Color of the track indicates climb rate
Width of the track indicates ground speed (not air speed)
Pink arrow indicates wind (not always reliable)
Fire indicates thermal source based on wind