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.
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A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...