What Is Sensible Heat?
Heat you can feel and measure with a thermometer, as opposed to heat hidden in water vapor. In technical terms: Heat associated with a change in temperature of a substance; the surface sensible heat flux transfers energy between the ground or ocean and the air by conduction and turbulence, in contrast to the latent heat flux from phase changes of water.
Also called: Sensible Heat Flux
Sensible Heat In Plain English
Heat you can feel and measure with a thermometer, as opposed to heat hidden in water vapor.
The Technical Definition
Heat associated with a change in temperature of a substance; the surface sensible heat flux transfers energy between the ground or ocean and the air by conduction and turbulence, in contrast to the latent heat flux from phase changes of water.
Lessons That Use Sensible Heat
- Sunlight, Radiation And The Energy Budget Unit 2: Energy And The Sun
