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convection

[kuhn-vek-shuhn] / kənˈvɛk ʃən /


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Tropical cyclones can have an outsized impact because their powerful and sustained convection continuously drives gravity waves into the stratosphere.

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

A new study proposes that the mysterious plumes are created by thermal convection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Others could be linked to heat driven convection within the mantle as it recycles subducted slabs of Earth's crust.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

How deep the convection process goes has been a matter of controversy ever since.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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