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advection
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advection
the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air

advection [‚ad′vek·shən]
(meteorology)
The process of transport of an atmospheric property solely by the mass motion of the atmosphere.
(oceanography)
The process of transport of water, or of an aqueous property, solely by the mass motion of the oceans, most typically via horizontal currents.


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The winds in the low-levels were light easterly which may have continued to advect moist air near the surface.
New cells may continually develop in these favored regions as old ones advect away, leading to discrete thunderstorm propagation such that the system motion is near zero--effectively "anchoring" the thunderstorm system to the elevated terrain (e.
 
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