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CONVECTIVE LIFT [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

... the vertical movement of air in which warm air rises (picture bubbles rising to the top in a boiling pot of water) and cool air sinks.

CONT

Like other forms of atmospheric lift, convective lift causes rising air to cool and reach saturation, forming tall clouds and showery precipitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] mouvement vertical de l'air qui se produit lorsque l'air chaud monte (imaginez les bulles qui montent dans un chaudron d'eau bouillante) et l'air froid descend.

Spanish

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