Advection, in chemistry and engineering, is a transport mechanism of a substance or a conserved property with a fluid in motion. The fluid motion in advection is described mathematically as a vector field, and the material transported is typically described as a scalar concentration of substance, which is contained in the fluid. An example of advection is the transport of pollutants or silt in a river. The motion of the water carries these impurities downstream. Another commonly advected property is heat, and here the fluid may be water, air, or any other heat-containing fluid material. Any substance, or conserved property (such as heat) can be advected, in a similar way, in any fluid. Advection is important for the formation of orographic cloud and the precipitation of water from clouds, as part of the hydrological cycle. In meteorology and physical oceanography, advection often refers to the transport of some property of the atmosphere or ocean, such as heat, humidity (see moisture) or salinity. Meteorological or oceanographic advection follows isobaric surfaces and is therefore predominantly horizontal.

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