Clear-air turbulence has become the largest single cause of weather-related injuries occurring in commercial carriers at cruising altitudes. A technique for objective operational CAT detection (the SCATR index) has been formulated. Its physical basis ties CAT to total energy dissipation as a response to meso- and synoptic-scale dynamical processes associated with upper-level jet stream/frontal zones. Early case studies using properly analyzed routine RAOB rawinsonde sounding data have shown promise.


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    Title :

    Objective detection and forecasting of Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT): A status report


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    Publication date :

    1988-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English