convection
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Scientists have long known that intense tropical cyclones generate powerful convection near their eyewalls.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Their analysis indicates that these plume-like features are likely created by thermal convection, a slow churning motion inside the ice driven by temperature differences.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Thermal convection is typically associated with the extremely hot material moving inside Earth's mantle, not with ice.
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
Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing convection
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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