One of the more tricky types of air turbulence is what is called Clear air turbulence (CAT), which is very difficult to predict. Air turbulence is just a fact of flying and the bane of those with ...

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This type of turbulence is generally caused when strong winds hit a mountain range (mostly perpendicular) and their flow is ...

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J. J., “A Different Synoptic Look at Some Cases of Clear Air Turbulence”, Technical Report, Eastern Airlines, Inc. (unpublished).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

Each of these factors can trigger what is known as CAT (clear air turbulence), the least predictable type of turbulence. In serious cases, turbulence can bring an aircraft down, but it is very ...

Multiple analysts CNA spoke to believe Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was hit by clear-air turbulence due to the sudden nature of the incident. Here's what we know about the phenomenon ...

The most common type, called clear air turbulence (CAT), is defined by the Federal Aviation Administration as “sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent ...

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".

A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Known as clear air turbulence ...