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Warm Advection

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003018

Transport of warm air into an area by horizontal winds. Low-level warm advection sometimes is referred to (erroneously) as overrunning. Although the two terms are not properly interchangeable, both imply the presence of lifting in low levels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003018
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003018",
  "term": "Warm Advection",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Transport of warm air into an area by horizontal winds. Low-level warm advection sometimes is referred to (erroneously) as overrunning. Although the two terms are not properly interchangeable, both imply the presence of lifting in low levels.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/warm-advection/"
}

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