convection

konvektio

lämmön virtaus The process of conveying something.
puhekieltä The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.
puhekieltä The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.