convectiondriven
Convection-driven refers to processes or systems in which convective transport, produced by buoyancy forces due to density differences, is the dominant mechanism for moving heat, mass, or momentum. In such systems, diffusion or conduction plays a secondary role, and the flow is typically organized into vertically extended, buoyancy-driven motions.
In atmospheric science, convection drives the vertical transport of heat and moisture, leading to cloud formation,
In geophysics, mantle convection is the slow overturn of silicate rocks that moves tectonic plates and recycles
In astrophysics, convection is a primary energy-transport mechanism in many stars’ outer layers and interiors. Convection-driven
In engineering and fluid dynamics, flows can be convection-driven when advective transport dominates, such as in
Modeling such systems frequently uses the Navier–Stokes equations with buoyancy terms, under approximations like the Boussinesq