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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Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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