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
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
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