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What does advection mean?

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Noun
  1. (chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
  2. The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
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The only physical process taken into account is advection of an inert infinitesimal parcel of air by atmospheric currents.
In cold advection the cyclonically rotating ascent to the right is opposed by decent forced by the linear pressure perturbation.
If not, the original advection currents may carry away newly formed ice crystals before they can form a continuous ice cover.
All of these moisture sources contribute to the formation of widespread radiation and advection fogs, especially in fall and late spring.
Stratus that forms because of advection usually has a cloud base of around 1500 feet, and fog has its cloud base at the ground.
For the same reason, the FPIC scheme has also been tested for passive advection on the sphere.

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