Compare radiation inversions and subsidence inversions. Which type of inversion is typically associated with episodes of major air pollution?
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ANSWER: A radiation (or surface) inversion typically forms during the night and early morning hours when the sky is clear and the winds are light. Radiation inversions also tend to be well developed during the long nights of winter. Radiation inversions normally last just a few hours, while subsidence inversions may persist for several days or longer. Subsidence inversions, therefore, are the ones commonly associated with major air pollution episodes. They form as the air above a deep anticyclone slowly sinks (subsides) and warms.
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