Recent Examples on the WebThe Pentagon later said the unknown radar blips were false images caused by temperature inversion.San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 The warmer layer acts like a lid or cover trapping the cold air at the surface, in what is called a temperature inversion.Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 For example, high pressure aloft can squeeze the temperature inversion closer to the ground — below 1,000 feet above sea level — creating dense fog.Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 There’s a bizarre temperature inversion here during the winter, in that the cold air settles in the valley surrounding the Rio Grande, and warmer air occupies the higher-elevation Chisos Basin. The Editors, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2021 There’s a bizarre temperature inversion during the winter, in that the cold air settles in the valley surrounding the Rio Grande, and warmer air occupies the higher-elevation Chisos Basin. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2020 There was also a temperature inversion, where warm air was sitting on top of very shallow cold air.Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021 Winter also brings an offshore flow that pushes fog up from the Central Valley, as well as a temperature inversion, with cold air near the ground and high air far above, forming a lid. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021 But, true to its name, a temperature inversion flips this. Matt Simon, Wired, 5 May 2021 See More