clear air turbulence

Japanese: clear air turbulence(英語表記)clearairturbulence
clear air turbulence

…Originally, it was thought that the upper troposphere was a place where flight was relatively stable, but in fact, jet aircraft have observed turbulence that is just as strong as that in the lower troposphere. All turbulence that occurs in clear weather, regardless of altitude, is called clear air turbulence (CAT), but the term usually refers to turbulence that occurs in cloudless areas at high altitudes. Turbulence that occurs in relation to clouds and terrain can be predicted, but CAT is completely unpredictable and dangerous. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "clear air turbulence" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…元来,対流圏上部は比較的安定した飛行ができると考えられていたが,事実はこれに反し対流圏下部に劣らぬ強い乱気流のあることがジェット機によって観測されている。高度に関係なく晴天中に発生するすべての乱気流を晴天乱気流clear air turbulence(CAT)というが,ふつうは高高度の雲のない所に発生する乱気流を指す。雲や地形との関係で発生する乱気流は予測できるが,CATはまったく予期できないので危険である。…

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