The Emergence Machine

Advection

physical · Meteorology · Level 2 · E0

E0Spacetime

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The movement of air masses through space carries heat, moisture, and other atmospheric properties from one region to another, driven by the change in position of the air over time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “advection” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “advection”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
advection
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsAdvectionForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesAdvectionL2MotionL1WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion is essential for grasping advection
  • Weather L5 (requires) mutual
    advection is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.