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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The action of venting pollutants from the [[convective boundary layer]] to  the [[atmosphere]] above by [[cumulus]] clouds that break through the stably stratified [[entrainment  zone]] at the top of the [[mixed layer]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The action of venting pollutants from the [[convective boundary layer]] to  the [[atmosphere]] above by [[cumulus]] clouds that break through the stably stratified [[entrainment zone|entrainment  zone]] at the top of the [[mixed layer]].</div><br/> </div>
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venting mixed layer air

The action of venting pollutants from the convective boundary layer to the atmosphere above by cumulus clouds that break through the stably stratified entrainment zone at the top of the mixed layer.


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