clear-air turbulence
noun
: sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent jarring or buffeting of aircraft
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At high altitudes, planes can run into clear-air turbulence, which is dangerously invisible to the eye and to radars, often striking with no warning.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 July 2024
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.
—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
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 July 2024
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.
—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
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“Clear-air turbulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear-air%20turbulence. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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