convection

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At the base of the mantle above the core, a hotter-than-average spot can create a region of stronger convection where the material flows in a more constrained column.

From Scientific American

The storm started as convection near Hawaii before maturing into a strong low-pressure system, Dhuyvetter said, and it is expected to link with some upper-level energy on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The heat, stoked in a treeless desert where rising warm air is trapped by surrounding mountains and recirculates like a convection oven, seemed like a distant legend to our wool-hatted and thermal-clad crowd.

From New York Times

The study authors explain the inner core grows outward by solidifying materials from the liquid outer core, releasing heat and creating convection currents.

From Washington Post

Radiators in a central heating system heat rooms by what is known as convection heating, warming up the air in rooms, which then circulates.

From BBC