Which mechanism causes increased soaring efficiency when a thermal inversion exists above grassland?

💡 Explanation

When a thermal inversion is present, atmospheric instability reduces via gravitational stratification because warmer air is trapped above cooler air, suppressing vertical mixing typically triggered by convection. Therefore reduced atmospheric instability results rather than increased mixing, high moisture, or increased wind shear which have different atmospheric origins.

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