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advection

advection

English

Noun

advection ‎(countable and uncountable, plural advections)

(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.

Related terms

advect

Translations

The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.

Catalan: advecció f
Finnish: advektio
French: advection (fr) f
Italian: avvezione (it) f

Malay: alir lintang, adveksi
Portuguese: advecção f
Russian: адвекция (ru) ‎(advekcija)
Spanish: advección (es) f

The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion

French: advection (fr) f

French

Noun

advection f ‎(plural advections)

(earth science, chemistry) advection