Turbulence is caused by eddies of “rough air” – a bit like waves becoming choppy at sea. The Federal Aviation Administration defines clear-air turbulence (CAT) as “sudden severe turbulence ...

Now the the one that everyone kind of talks about is clear air turbulence, and this is defined as turbulence not associated with clouds at or above 15,000 feet. Now, contrary to the name ...

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Of the 10 most turbulent North American flight routes in 2024, eight featured Denver or Salt Lake City, according to findings by Turbli, a "turbulence forecast tool for the curious or fearful flyer." ...

George, J. J., “A Different Synoptic Look at Some Cases of Clear Air Turbulence”, Technical Report, Eastern Airlines, Inc. (unpublished). Moore, R. L., Douglas ...

These flight routes experienced the most turbulence over the past year, and there's one region that's most affected ...

"We get better at detecting turbulence all the time, and it will get even better in the future," Casner says. While clear air turbulence is still difficult to detect because it's invisible ...

Tim Clark, president of Emirates, the world's largest international carrier, said it is a "fact of life" that there has been "an uptick in clear air turbulence in the last year or two".

Bubb attributes much of the turbulence to geography and terrain. "Terrain certainly is a factor in generating air turbulence, especially mountainous regions," the former airline pilot said.

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