Editing Inversion (meteorology) (section)

==Subsidence inversion==
An inversion can develop aloft as a result of air gradually sinking over a wide area and being warmed by [[adiabatic]] compression, usually associated with [[subtropical]] [[anticyclone|high-pressure areas]].<ref>Wallace and Hobbs (2006) Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey</ref> A stable [[marine layer]] may then develop over the ocean as a result. As this layer moves over progressively warmer waters, however, turbulence within the marine layer can gradually lift the inversion layer to higher altitudes, and eventually even pierce it, producing thunderstorms, and under the right circumstances, [[tropical cyclone]]s. The accumulated smog and dust under the inversion quickly taints the sky reddish, easily seen on sunny days.