Inversion

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Inversion

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In meteorology, a departure from the usual decrease or increase with altitude of the value of an atmospheric property; also, the layer through which this departure occurs (the inversion layer ), or the lowest altitude at which the departure is found (the base of the inversion ). </dd>
This term almost always means a temperature inversion. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use