Preferred Term:
advection
Definition:
The predominately horizontal large-scale movement of air that causes changes in temperature or other physical properties. In oceanography, advection is the horizontal or vertical flow of sea water as a current.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/285321
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