Thermal
Weather
A relatively small-scale, rising air current produced when the Earth's surface is heated. Thermals are a common source of low level turbulence for aircraft.
Climate Change
A small, rising parcel of warm air produced when the earth's surface is heated unevenly.
- — ARM Climate Research Glossary retrieved 2014-06-12
Storage
An effect related to changes in temperature. The thermal expansion coefficient of a tape refers to its change in length upon a change in the ambient temperature.