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Lee D · October 25th, 2006, 00:14

Your instructor could be refering to an FAA written exam question, can't remember which test, that asked which cloud was associated with severe turbulence. The answer was the standing lenticular.

Another way to think about it is that the lenticular and rotor don't actually casue the turbulence. They are merely a byproduct of the mtn wave phenomenon. On a very dry day the mtn wave, rotors & turbulence can be happening, but the lenticulars won't be around. Whereas with Cumulonimus, towering cumulus clouds etc. they are the actual cause of the turbulence.

October 25th, 2006, 00:14	#26
Lee D Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 626	Re: What type of clouds are the most turbulent? Your instructor could be refering to an FAA written exam question, can't remember which test, that asked which cloud was associated with severe turbulence. The answer was the standing lenticular. Another way to think about it is that the lenticular and rotor don't actually casue the turbulence. They are merely a byproduct of the mtn wave phenomenon. On a very dry day the mtn wave, rotors & turbulence can be happening, but the lenticulars won't be around. Whereas with Cumulonimus, towering cumulus clouds etc. they are the actual cause of the turbulence.