verb
- transporting or carrying along by the flow of a fluid, especially in meteorology or oceanography
Usage: technical; meteorology; oceanography
Examples
- The warm air mass is advecting moisture from the ocean.
- Ocean currents are advecting nutrients to different regions.
- The storm system is advecting cold air southward.
- Wind patterns are advecting pollutants across the city.
- The Gulf Stream is advecting warm water northward.
- Atmospheric circulation is advecting heat from the tropics.