Definition of Warm advection

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WARM ADVECTION
The horizontal movement of warmer air into a location.

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A COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY OF WEATHER
Warm Advection
Transport of warm air into an area by horizontal winds.
Low-level warm advection sometimes is referred to (erroneously) as overrunning. Although the two terms are not properly interchangeable, both imply the presence of lifting in low levels.