# Soaring Weather Theory ## Thermal [[Thermal Formation]] [[Heat Imbalances]] [[Anatomy of a Thermal]] [[Thermals and Instability]] [[Thermal Streets and Thermal Wave]] ## Ridge [[Ridge Soaring Conditions]] ## Wave [[Wave Formation]] [[Conditions Associated with Wave]] [[Trapped Lee Waves]] [[Vertically Propagating Waves]] [[Anatomy of a Mountain Wave System]] ## Convergence [[Convergence]] [[Mesoscale Convergence]] [[Synoptic Convergence]] # Soaring Weather Information ## Skew-T Log-P Diagrams [[Skew-T Log-P Diagrams]] [[Accessing Skew-T Log-P Diagrams]] [[Skew-T Log-P Derived Parameters]] ## Soaring Specific Weather Resources [[Soaring Forecasts]] [[BLIPMAPs]] ## Soaring Weather Information by Activity [[Thermal Soaring Weather Information]] [[Ridge Soaring Weather Information]] [[Wave Soaring Weather Information]] [[Convergence Soaring Weather Information]] # Soaring Techniques ## Thermal [[Locating Thermals]] [[Thermal Soaring Techniques]] [[Collision Avoidance During Thermal Soaring]] ## Ridge [[Ridge Soaring Techniques]] [[Terrain and Collision Avoidance During Ridge Soaring]] ## Wave [[Entering Wave]] [[Wave Soaring Techniques]] ## Convergence [[Convergence Soaring Techniques]] # References - FAA, *Glider Flying Handbook - FAA, *Aviation Weather Handbook* - FAA, AC 00-6A, *Aviation Weather*, chapter 16, *Soaring Weather* - Hertenstein, Rolf, *Thermals* - Gliding Australia, *Thermal Centring Techniques*, [[30. Thermal Centring Techniques](https://glidingaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Unit-30-Thermal-Centring-Techniques.pdf)]() - EUMeTrain, [Gravity Waves](https://resources.eumetrain.org/data/4/452/index.htm) - Ward, Garry, *The Effects of Divergence and Convergence on Weather Systems*, [[The Effects Of Divergence & Convergence On Weather Systems – Meteorology101](https://meteorology101.com/divergence-convergence/)]