Convection

Convection
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Convection - The process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid (gas or liquid).

Convection transmits heat by transporting groups of molecules from place to place within a substance. Convection occurs in fluids such as water and air, which move freely.

Convection. In meteorology the transference of heat by the movement of vertical currents in the atmosphere.

Geophysical and Astrophysical Convection. Washington: Taylor & Francis. p. 251. ISBN 9056992589. "The updraft is amplified by latent heat release..."
^ Simpson, Joe (2003). The Beckoning Silence. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 62.

Convective SIGMET's are issued when there is convection over the continental United States. This SIGMET is issued anytime there is convective activity such as thunderstorms covering an area of more then 3000 square miles.

See also: Thunderstorm, Aircraft, Power, Cloud, Aviation