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Careers: Meteorology - meteorology - inversion

Expert: Donald Rosenfeld - 10/26/2006

Question
what is the relation between wind direction and temperature inversions?

Answer
Hi Bemnet

Basically, none. However a low level inversion is best created with no wind so that there is no mixing because mixing of air destroys inversions.

Aloft, say a couple of thousand feet, wind speed is still a factor but there is no requirement for calmness.

Wind direction is not a factor in either case.

For more on inversions, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_inversion

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