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clear-air turbulence

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000479

(CAT) - In aviation, sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent buffeting of aircraft.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000479
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationCAT
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoaircraft turbulence
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000479",
  "term": "clear-air turbulence",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(CAT) - In aviation, sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent buffeting of aircraft.",
  "abbreviation": "CAT",
  "see_also": [
    "aircraft turbulence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/clear-air-turbulence/"
}

Record 479 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.