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Old 18th Jun 2018, 07:49
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Originally Posted by GordonR_Cape
As I suggested, in the absence of convection, clouds do not cause anything. The answer to your original question is no, the turbulence is caused by other factors, mainly the jet stream.
Why are the cloud tops in the FL300's always bumpy whilst the climb through the (Cirrus) cloud layer is stable and smooth?
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