Atmosphere convection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002325",
  "term": "Atmosphere convection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Atmosphere Convection",
  "definition": "1. 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. The terms \"convection\" and \"thunderstorms\" often are used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Cbs, towering cumulus clouds, and ACCAS clouds all are visible forms of convection. However, convection is not always made visible by clouds. Convection which occurs without cloud formation is called dry convection, while the visible convection processes referred to above are forms of moist convection.\n\n2. Vertical motion within the atmosphere due to thermal instability, with important impacts on the type cloud systems that can develop.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/atmosphere-convection/"
}