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Atmospheric Stagnation Sign Video

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A condition of light winds and poor vertical mixing that can lead to a high concentration of pollutants. Air stagnations are most often associated with fair weather, an inversion, and the sinking air of a high-pressure area.

Source: Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere (fifth edition) by C. Donald Ahrens
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