convection

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The idea that convection can occur within an ice sheet may seem counterintuitive at first.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Co-author and Flatiron Research Fellow Andrea Antoni developed the theoretical framework behind these convection models.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

These included massive convection cells, clouds of dust, magnetic activity, and the potential influence of a hidden companion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Plasma convection -- the large-scale flow of charged particles within the magnetosphere -- drives many dynamic space phenomena.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

I imagined a great anvil-shaped cloud forming over southeast London and hot air rising in convection currents.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd