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Turbulence is a phenomenon involving the irregular motion of air and fluids, studied in fluid dynamics.

Contents

• Physics and technology
• Movies and TV
• Literature
• Music
• Other uses

Turbulence may also refer to:

Physics and technology

• Clear-air turbulence, a high-altitude aviation hazard
• Wake turbulence, forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air
• Wave turbulence, a set of waves deviated far from thermal equilibrium

Movies and TV

• Turbulence (U.S. film series)
  • Turbulence (1997 film), a 1997 action film
  • Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999 film) direct-to-video action film
  • Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001 film) direct-to-video action film
• Turbulence (2000 film), a 2000 Brazilian film
• Turbulence (2011 film), a 2011 British film
• Turbulence (2016), Lifetime Movie Network television film
• Turbulence (2025 film), a 2025 American-British film
• "Turbulence" (CSI: NY episode)
• "Turbulence" (Smallville episode), a season 8 episode of Smallville

Literature

• Turbulence (Mark novel), a 2005 children's book by Jan Mark
• Turbulence, a 2010 superhero novel by Samit Basu
• Turbulence, a novel by Giles Foden
• Turbulence (Szalay novel), a 2018 novel by David Szalay

Music

• Turbulence (musician) (born 1980), Jamaican reggae musician
• Turbulence (Aviator album)
• Turbulence (Steve Howe album)
• "Turbulence", a song from Warren Zevon's 1989 album, Transverse City
• Turbulence, a 2007 album by Monoral
• "Turbulence", a single from Bowling for Soup's 2011 album, Fishin' for Woos
• "Turbulence" (song), a 2011 song by Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, and Lil Jon

Other uses

• Turbulence.org, an arts organization
• Turbulence (NSA), a surveillance and cyberwarfare system
• Turbulence, a 2005 proposed roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, cancelled before coaster was constructed
• Turbulence (roller coaster), a 2015 roller coaster at Adventureland in East Farmingdale, New York

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