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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The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...