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Convergence

Geography; Physical geography

Horizontal inflow of wind into an area. Once at the area, the wind then travels vertically.

Convectional precipitation

Geography; Physical geography

Is the formation of precipitation due to surface heating of the air at the ground surface. If enough heating occurs, the mass of air becomes warmer and lighter than the air in the surrounding ...

Convectional lifting

Geography; Physical geography

The vertical lifting of parcels of air through convective heating of the atmosphere. This process can initiate adiabatic processes inside the air parcel.

Community

Geography; Physical geography

Refers to all the populations of interacting species found in a specific area or region at a certain time.

Comet

Geography; Physical geography

A large mass of ice and dust that has an orbit around a star.

Commensialism

Geography; Physical geography

Biological interaction between tospecies where one species benefits in terms of fitness while they other experiences no effect on its fitness.

Active remote sensing

Geography; Physical geography

Form of remote sensing where the sensor provides its own source of electromagnetic radiation to illuminate the object understudy. Radar is an example of an active remote sensing device.