fossil turbulence
fossil turbulence
[¦fäs·əl ′tər·byə·ləns] (meteorology)
Inhomogeneities of temperature and humidity remaining in the air after the motion which produced them has subsided and the density has become uniform; causes scattering of radio waves, and lumpy clouds when air is rising.
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