Laminar - Smooth, non-turbulent. Often used to describe cloud formations which appear to be shaped by a smooth flow of air traveling in parallel layers or sheets.
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Smooth, non-turbulent. Often used to describe cloud formations which appear to be shaped by a smooth flow of air traveling in parallel layers or sheets.
LAMINAR - A smooth or non turbulent flow of a fluid.
LA NIÑA - A periodic shifting of warm waters of the Pacific ocean toward the West towards Asia resulting in cooler waters near South America.
static stability"(Also called hydrostatic stability, vertical stability.) The ability of a fluid at rest to become turbulent or laminar due to the effects of buoyancy.
When a wind is blowing, a laminar boundary layer is formed near the surface which is dominated by the molecular viscosity of the air. There is a relatively large velocity gradient in this layer, but it is not very thick.
For higher speeds, so-called form drag or pressure drag arises as a result of separation of the laminar boundary layer creating a wake region of chaotic flow in which the pressure is reduced.
Above the mid-level cloud band, an extremely hard Cb top is barely visible (upper right) towering into the anvil. Note the smooth, "laminar" flanking line on the extreme left.
 See also: Air, Layer, Surface, Temperature, Atmosphere
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