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Thermal Soaring

Thermal Soaring is a flight technique in atmospheric aviation dynamics wherein an aircraft or glider gains altitude by exploiting rising columns of warm air generated through convective atmospheric heating.

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2017–2026

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SOARING BEHAVIOUR AND PERFORMANCE OF SOME EAST AFRICAN BIRDS, OBSERVED FROM A MOTOR‐GLIDER

C. J. Pennycuick · Ibis · 1972 · 303 citations

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Learning to soar in turbulent environments

Gautam Reddy, Antonio Celani, Terrence J. Sejnowski et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2016 · 163 citations · Full text

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Environmental drivers of variability in the movement ecology of turkey vultures ( <i>Cathartes aura</i> ) in North and South America

Somayeh Dodge, Gil Bohrer, Keith L. Bildstein et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2014 · 147 citations

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Thermal Soaring Compared in Three Dissimilar Tropical Bird Species,<i>Fregata Magnificens, Pelecanus Occidentals</i>and<i>Coragyps Atratus</i>

C. J. Pennycuick · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1983 · 119 citations · Full text

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Autonomous Soaring for Improved Endurance of a Small Uninhabitated Air Vehicle

Michael J. Allen · 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit · 2005 · 111 citations

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Authors

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  1. JW
    Jack W. Langelaan

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 174 citations

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  2. OD
    Olivier Duriez

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 231 citations

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  3. CJ
    C. J. Pennycuick

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 544 citations

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  4. RS
    Reto Spaar

    Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland

    3 publications · 231 citations

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  5. MW
    Martin Wikelski

    Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany

    3 publications · 216 citations

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Institutions

112

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    334 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    379 citations

  3. École Pratique des Hautes Études

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    292 citations

  4. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive

    Montpellier, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    292 citations

  5. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    292 citations

  6. Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    85 citations

  7. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    494 citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    693 citations

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Venues

  1. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

    Conference · 4 publications · 99 citations

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  2. Ornithological Applications

    3 publications · 187 citations

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  3. Journal of Avian Biology

    3 publications · 201 citations

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  4. Journal of The Royal Society Interface

    3 publications · 166 citations

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  5. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    3 publications · 163 citations

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