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Capping Inversion

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004109

An elevated inversion layer that caps a convective boundary layer, keeping the convective elements from rising higher into the atmosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004109
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004109",
  "term": "Capping Inversion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An elevated inversion layer that caps a convective boundary layer, keeping the convective elements from rising higher into the atmosphere.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/capping-inversion/"
}

Record 4,109 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.