Concept information
Preferred term
convective overshooting
Definition
- Convective overshoot is a phenomenon of convection carrying material beyond an unstable region of the atmosphere into a stratified, stable region. Overshoot is caused by the momentum of the convecting material, which carries the material beyond the unstable region. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convective_overshoot)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- convective overshoot
In other languages
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French
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dépassement convectif
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-BXSQMHKT-B
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