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What is Advection?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena such as temperature and humidity advection. In simple terms, it is the horizontal movement of heat from one region to another.

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Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...