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  • shear instabilities (Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities).
  • upper-level fronto-genesis.
  • large-amplitude mountain waves.
  • breaking convectively-generated gravity waves generated from convection.

Eddy dissipation rate (EDR) is the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard for aircraft reporting of turbulence and hence is also the standard measure for clear-air turbulence (CAT).  The units of EDR are m2/3 s-1.

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