Turbulence In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to a laminar flow, which occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between ...

is a phenomenon involving the irregular motion of air and fluids, studied in fluid dynamics. Turbulence may also refer to:

Physics and technology

Clear-air turbulence In meteorology, clear-air turbulence (CAT) is the turbulent movement of air masses in the absence of any visual clues, such as clouds, and is caused when bodies of air moving at widely different speeds meet. The atmospheric region most suscepti ...

, a high-altitude aviation hazard *

Wake turbulence Wake turbulence is a disturbance in the atmosphere that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air. It includes variety of elements, the most significant of which are wingtip vortices and jetwash. Jetwash refers to the rapidly moving g ...

, forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air *

Wave turbulence In continuum mechanics, wave turbulence is a set of nonlinear waves deviated far from thermal equilibrium. Such a state is usually accompanied by dissipation. It is either decaying turbulence or requires an external source of energy to sustain it. ...

, a set of waves deviated far from thermal equilibrium

Movies and TV

*''Turbulence'' (U.S. film series) ** ''Turbulence'' (1997 film), a 1997 action film **'' Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying'' (1999 film) direct-to-video action film **'' Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal'' (2001 film) direct-to-video action film * ''Turbulence'' (2000 film), a 2000 Brazilian film * ''Turbulence'' (2011 film), a 2011 British film *''Turbulence'' (2016),

Lifetime Movie Network LMN (also known previously as Lifetime Movies, and an initialism for Lifetime Movie Network) is an American pay television network owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and t ...

television film * "Turbulence" (CSI: NY episode) *"Turbulence" (Smallville episode), a season 8 episode of ''Smallville''

Literature

* ''Turbulence'' (novel), a 2005 children's book by Jan Mark *''Turbulence'', a 2010 superhero novel by

Samit Basu Samit Basu (born 14 December 1979) is an Indian novelist and filmmaker whose body of work includes science fiction, fantasy and superhero novels, children's books, graphic novels, short stories, and a Netflix film. His most recently published ...

*''Turbulence'', a novel by

Giles Foden Giles Foden (born 11 January 1967)George Stade and Karen Karbiener (eds), ''Encyclopaedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present'', 2nd edn, Infobase Publishing, 2010, p. 176. is an English author, best known for his novel ''The Last King of S ...

Music

Turbulence (musician) Turbulence (born Sheldon Campbell on 11 January 1980) is a Jamaican reggae artist. He is a self-proclaimed member of the Rastafari movement. He was discovered in 1999 by Philip "Fatis" Burrell. He has released a number of albums including ''I Be ...

(born 1980), Jamaican reggae musician * ''Turbulence'' (Aviator album) * ''Turbulence'' (Steve Howe album) *"Turbulence", a song from Warren Zevon's 1989 album, '' Transverse City'' *''Turbulence'', a 2007 album by

Monoral Monoral is a Japanese alternative rock band signed to Sony Music Japan. The band consists of Anis Shimada ( lead vocals and guitar) and Ali Morizumi (bass, guitar and keyboards). Members Anis, the band's lead singer, born on February 23, 197 ...

*"Turbulence", a single from Bowling for Soup's 2011 album, '' Fishin' for Woos'' * "Turbulence" (song), a 2011 song by Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, and Lil Jon

Other uses

* Turbulence.org, an arts organization *

Turbulence (NSA) Turbulence is a United States National Security Agency (NSA) information technology, information-technology project started c. 2005. It was developed in small, inexpensive "test" pieces rather than one grand plan like its failed predecessor, t ...

, a surveillance and cyberwarfare system *Turbulence, a 2005 proposed roller coaster at

Hersheypark Hersheypark (known as Hershey Park until 1970) is a family theme park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, about east of Harrisburg, and west of Philadelphia. The park was founded in 1906 by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure park for the employees of ...

in Hershey, Pennsylvania, cancelled before coaster was constructed * Turbulence (roller coaster), a 2015 roller coaster at Adventureland in East Farmingdale, New York {{disambiguation