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Descriptor English:   Convective Activity 
Descriptor Spanish:   actividad convectiva 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Atividade Convectiva 
Tree Number:   SP8.473.654.587.482.425
Definition English:   Vertical movement of air, in a limited portion of the atmosphere, originated mainly from soil heating by sun. It is crucial to the formation of different types of clouds, especially to the cumulus one. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992) 
Record Number:   34774 

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