What is Clear Air Turbulance?
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed in jet-stream areas, particularly in the upper troposphere to lower stratosphere. Open-air turbulence can also be seen near mountains and in closed low-pressure centers when there is wind shear.
Glossary
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
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