Pyroconvection

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour

Working definition

Buoyant atmospheric motion generated or strongly intensified by heat and moisture released from a fire.

In plain language

Buoyant atmospheric motion generated or strongly intensified by heat and moisture released from a fire.

Why it matters

Pyroconvection is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

Primary terminology sourceSearch official NWCG glossary ↗

Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.