Convective

Convective transfer involves a mass in motion: expanded by heat, a fluid is pushed up and away by the denser fluid that surrounds it.

Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

Convective storms and associated lightning can range in size from individual clouds to synoptic thunderstorms covering thousands of square kilometers.

Climate change and fire in the Arctic 2009

The severity of a tornado is not a result of the convective trigger, but factors such as shear and Convective Available Potential Energy CAPE.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Pathogens in Harm’s Way: 2009

Convective currents in the mantle keep the crust in constant motion (plate tectonics).

AP Environmental Science Chapter 3- The Solid Earth 2008

Convective and conductive characteristics of the receiving surface.

Earth's energy balance 2008

No word on whether that touched the ground but some rotation being seen in this Mesoscale Convective Complex, basically strong thunderstorms moving through west-central Minneapolis.

CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2008 2008

We call this an MCS or a Mesoscale Convective System.

CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2008 2008

Convective schemes provide a discontinuous forcing that cannot be handled well by low-order time schemes.

Exponential Growth in Physical Systems « Climate Audit 2007

Roger was working as the outlook forecaster, writing the Day 1 Convective Outlook, which served as the morning guide for the National Weather Service.

Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007

COLLINS: Convective implosion and phenomenon (ph).

CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2007 2007