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Shallow cumulus convection

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025392

Moist atmospheric convection. Vertical transport of heat, moisture and momentum in a shallow cumulus cloud layer where the cloud layer is not deep enough for precipitation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025392
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesEPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025392",
  "term": "Shallow cumulus convection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Shallow Cumulus Convection",
  "definition": "Moist atmospheric convection. Vertical transport of heat, moisture and momentum in a shallow cumulus cloud layer where the cloud layer is not deep enough for precipitation.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/shallow-cumulus-convection/"
}

Record 24,708 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.