advect
/ædˈvɛkt/
verb
- To transport or carry something, especially heat, moisture, or air, by horizontal movement in a fluid (like the atmosphere or ocean).
- Scientists study how pollutants advect across state lines through the atmosphere.
- Warm ocean currents advect heat toward the poles, affecting global climate.
- The weather model shows that the storm will advect dry air from the desert into the region.