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Why is the temperature difference between the air and the sand so large in deserts.the air temperature is around 45 ° C and sand around 15 ° c higher on hot days.And the sand temperature is 5 to 15 ° C lower than air temperature at nights.And is the high temprature of sand due to the mineral (lime,borax,alkali) content in the day time?And does this make sand a good solar heat absorber?
Re: Why is there such a large difference between sand and air temperature
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