Clear air turbulence is the bane of air crew and passenger alike. Unlike easily recognizable turbulent air from mountain ranges and clouds, clear air turbulence is invisibile both to pilot and radar until it is encountered – and the drink ends up on your lap.
This sort of turbulence, lurking in the stratosphere where airliners operate, comes from the energy the pushes the jet stream and powers global atmospheric circulation patterns; great oceans of air that can unexpectedly toss a large airliner like a ship tossed in a turbulent sea.
New research just published in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests as the atmosphere warms the increased energy will speed up the jet stream and make moderate and severe turbulence much more likely for flyers crossing the through the North Atlantic, especially in the winter months.
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