What Is Warm Air Advection?
Wind bringing warmer air into an area. It often causes rising air, clouds, and precipitation. In technical terms: The horizontal transport of warmer air toward a location, identified by winds crossing isotherms from warm to cold; associated with veering winds with height and quasi-geostrophic ascent.
Also called: WAA
Warm Air Advection In Plain English
Wind bringing warmer air into an area. It often causes rising air, clouds, and precipitation.
The Technical Definition
The horizontal transport of warmer air toward a location, identified by winds crossing isotherms from warm to cold; associated with veering winds with height and quasi-geostrophic ascent.
Lessons That Use Warm Air Advection
- The VAD Wind Profile Unit 12: Radar Science
