advectionnoun [ U ]
/ədˈvek.ʃən//ədˈvek.ʃən/specializedthe transport of a substance or of heat by the flow of a liquid:
Transport of pollutants in a river by bulk water flow downstream is an example of advection.
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- This movement can be viewed as the advection of fluid across a coordinate surface.
- In oceanography, advection often refers to the horizontal transport of the heat, humidity or salinity of the ocean.
- In this model, moisture transport is accomplished through advection.
- A light breeze favours advection fog more than a stiff breeze.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- alpha decay
- biogeochemical
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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