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Weather
Term | Definition |
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- Temperature inversion | Warm air on top of cold air. Fog, haze, low clouds, poor visibility, but smooth air. |
- Moist, unstable air | Turbulence (because the air is unstable), showery precipitation. |
- Stable air | Smooth air, poor visibility, and steady (not showery) precipitation (because stable air is usually humid). |
- Unstable air | Intermittent precipitation. |
- Cool + Dry | Stable |
- Hot + Humid | Unstable |
- High density altitude | Just means “high altitude”. Air is thinner, so lift is decreased. |
- Nimbus | Means a rain cloud. |