Cap (or Capping Inversion)
A layer of relatively warm air aloft (usually several thousand feet above the ground) which suppresses or delays the development of thunderstorms. Air parcels rising into this layer become cooler than the surrounding air, which inhibits their ability to rise further. As such, the cap often prevents or delays thunderstorm development even in the presence of extreme instability.
Aero Linx: International Auster Club
The aims of the International Auster Club are:
To bring together Auster owners and enthusiasts and anyone wishing to support or learn about Auster aircraft throughout the world.
To foster and promote the worldwide survival of the type in an airworthy state through the provision of information and advice as is within the scope of the Club’s technical and financial resources.
To raise awareness of the brand by means of marketing and publicising Auster’s contribution to the UKs aviation heritage.
To organise activities on a regular basis for Club members and guests.
To improve saf
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Source: Laila Andersson of the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospherics and Space Physics (CU LASP), Boulder, Colorado -- following the news that NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has observed two unexpected phenomena in the Martian atmosphere: an unexplained high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches deep into the Martian atmosphere.
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