In fluid dynamics, convective mixing is the vertical transport of a fluid and its properties. In many important ocean and atmospheric phenomena, convection is driven by density differences in the fluid, e.g. the sinking of cold, dense water in polar regions of the world's oceans; and the rising of warm, less-dense air during the formation of cumulonimbus clouds and hurricanes.[1]
See also
Atmospheric convection
Bénard cells
Churchill–Bernstein equation
Double diffusive convection
Heat transfer
Heat conduction
Thermal radiation
Heat pipe
Laser-heated pedestal growth
Nusselt number
Thermomagnetic convection
References
Notes
CIMAS (2008). "Ocean Surface Currents Glossary". NOPP. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
Further reading
Rutgersson, A.; Smedman, A.; Sahlée, E. (2011). "Oceanic convective mixing and the impact on air-sea gas transfer velocity". Geophysical Research Letters. 38 (L02602): 5 pp. Bibcode:2011GeoRL..38.2602R. doi:10.1029/2010GL045581.
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