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The Atmosphere
What height is the troposphere,
What height is the stratosphere,
What height is the mesosphere
30
cards
Meteorlogical Information
Types of weather information centres,
Information centres
38
cards
Meteorlogical Observations
Ground based weather radar,
Airborne weather radar,
Breather radar reflectivity
15
cards
Temperature And Heating
What is temperature,
Temperature conversions,
Measurement of temperature
28
cards
Atmospheric Pressure/Pressure system (17+)
What is atmospheric static pressure,
Pressure lapse rate,
Pressure measurement
47
cards
Atmospheric Density
Relationship between density and ...,
Relationship between density and ...,
Aircraft performance
5
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Humidity
Condensation nuclei,
Sublimation,
Humidity
13
cards
Altimetry
0
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Stability And Cloud Formation
Initial causes of vertical motion,
Atmospheric stability,
Environmental rate
15
cards
Cloud Classification
Cloud defininiton,
Cloud base and shape,
Cloud base
44
cards
Precipitation
The ice crystal bergeron process,
Coalescence theory,
Hydrometers definiton
18
cards
Visibility - Thunderstorms
Definition of thunderstorm,
What 3 things are needed for a th...,
Building initial stage
26
cards
Icing
Threat error management,
How do scwd start to freeze,
What is the temperature range tha...
36
cards
Visibility
Tem,
Visibility definition,
Meteorological optical range defi...
54
cards
Low Level Local Winds
How is surface wind measured,
Reporting wind direction,
Definitions for wind strength
40
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Upper Winds
Thermal wind,
Upper air flows,
Jet streams
17
cards
Turbulence And Wind Shear
Turbulence,
Wind shear,
Wind shear inversion
15
cards
Air Masses
Air mass,
Source reigion,
Humidity source regions
18
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Fronts And Frontal Depressions
Polar front,
Polar front northern hemisphere,
Depression formation
4
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