advection of heat

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• Advection — Advection, in chemistry, engineering and earth sciences, is a transport mechanism of a substance, or a conserved property, by a fluid, due to the fluid s bulk motion in a particular direction. An example of advection is the transport of… …   Wikipedia

• advection — [ad vek′shən] n. [ AD + (CON)VECTION] the transference of heat by horizontal currents of air advective [ad vek′tiv] adj …   English World dictionary

• advection — A method of heat transfer by horizontal movement of air or fluid. Unlike convection, where heat transfer takes place because of vertical movement, here the horizontal movement is the cause. When cold air comes into contact with warm ground or… …   Aviation dictionary

• advection fog — A type of fog that results from air being cooled following its horizontal movement. This could result from either cold air passing across a warmer sea or water surface while mixing with warm air prevailing there, or the air becoming chilled by… …   Aviation dictionary

• advection —   horizontal transfer of heat by a horizontally moving air mass …   Geography glossary

• advection —    1. The process whereby solutes are transported by the bulk mass of flowing fluid [6].    2. Phenomenon of cool air mass intruding and interrupting evaporation and causing condensation due to heat loss [16].    See also convective transport …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• advection — [əd vɛkʃ(ə)n] noun the transfer of heat or matter by the flow of a fluid, especially horizontally in the atmosphere or the sea. Derivatives advect verb advective adjective Origin early 20th cent.: from L. advectio(n ), from advehere bring , from… …   English new terms dictionary

• advection — /ədˈvɛkʃən/ (say uhd vekshuhn) noun 1. the transfer of heat by horizontal movements of air, water or other fluids; horizontal convection. 2. such a horizontal movement. {Latin advectio a carrying} …  

• advection — n. Meteorol. transfer of heat by the horizontal flow of air. Derivatives: advective adj. Etymology: L advectio f. advehere (as AD , vehere vect carry) …   Useful english dictionary

• Convective heat transfer — See also: Heat transfer and convection This figure shows a calculation for thermal convection. Colors closer to red are hot areas and colors closer to blue are cold areas. In this figure, a hot, less dense lower boundary layer sends plumes… …   Wikipedia

• cold advection — The process of advection (transfer of heat by horizontal motion) when cold air mass replaces a warm air mass …   Aviation dictionary