clear-air turbulence
noun
: sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent jarring or buffeting of aircraft
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The two primary kinds of turbulence are clear-air turbulence and convective turbulence, the turbulence that occurs in, say, thunderstorms or in big clouds, big lines of clouds.
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Abc News, ABC News, 22 May 2024
Williams’ analysis predicted that clear-air turbulence would increase significantly across the world in the coming decades.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Baumgardner added that clear-air turbulence is still rare.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
But just because a plane can survive a fierce run-in with clear-air turbulence, doesn’t mean airlines want to make flying through it a habit.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
Yes, at least with clear-air turbulence, some scientists say.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
Over the past four decades clear-air turbulence has increased by up to 55 percent in various regions around the world.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 1 July 2023
Although remote weather radar can’t spot clear-air turbulence, that hasn’t stopped engineers from trying to design a solution.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
Williams says that today an eight-hour flight might contain 10 to 15 minutes of clear-air turbulence, but projections indicate that the extent of this turbulence will double or triple over the next few decades as warming from climate change increases wind shears in the jet stream.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 1 July 2023
Abc News, ABC News, 22 May 2024
Williams’ analysis predicted that clear-air turbulence would increase significantly across the world in the coming decades.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Baumgardner added that clear-air turbulence is still rare.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
But just because a plane can survive a fierce run-in with clear-air turbulence, doesn’t mean airlines want to make flying through it a habit.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
Yes, at least with clear-air turbulence, some scientists say.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
Over the past four decades clear-air turbulence has increased by up to 55 percent in various regions around the world.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 1 July 2023
Although remote weather radar can’t spot clear-air turbulence, that hasn’t stopped engineers from trying to design a solution.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
Williams says that today an eight-hour flight might contain 10 to 15 minutes of clear-air turbulence, but projections indicate that the extent of this turbulence will double or triple over the next few decades as warming from climate change increases wind shears in the jet stream.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 1 July 2023
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