convection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001520",
  "term": "convection",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Generally, transport of heat and moisture by the movement of a fluid. In meteorology, the term is used specifically to describe vertical transport of heat and moisture in the atmosphere, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable atmosphere.",
  "synonyms": [
    "convective heat transfer"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "heat transfer",
    "Earth atmosphere",
    "combustion",
    "advection",
    "convective available potential energy",
    "entransy",
    "diffusion",
    "energy transfer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Glossary",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "convección"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/convection/"
}