Submitted by ZeroTheHero524 t3_10mvxm4 in askscience
aztronut t1_j6kdc2v wrote
Reply to comment by Narrow_Competition41 in Why is wind energy generation greater during the night? by ZeroTheHero524
The Sun heats up more of the atmosphere when the incoming rays are tangent to the surface, such as at the terminators at twilight, than when the incidence is normal to the surface, and it is also normal to the atmosphere. This extra energy in the atmosphere at twilight typically results in greater wind speeds.
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