Federal Aviation Administration – Aviation Weather

Автор: Federal Aviation Administration
Название книги: Aviation Weather
Формат: PDF
Тема: Авиация
Количество страниц: 619
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

1. Aviation Weather Services, Advisory Circular 00-45G, Change 1, is published jointly by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This publication supplements its companion manual Aviation Weather, Advisory Circular 00-6B, which documents weather theory and its application to the aviation community.
This advisory circular, AC 00-45G, Change 1, explains U.S. aviation weather products and services. It details the interpretation and application of advisories, coded weather reports, forecasts, observed and prognostic weather charts, and radar and satellite imagery. Product examples and explanations are taken primarily from the Aviation Weather Center’s Aviation Digital Data Service website (http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/).
Aviation Weather Service Program
Aviation Weather Product Classification and Policy
Observed Text Products
Radar and Satellite Imagery
Graphical Observations and Derived Products
Products for Aviation Hazards
Forecast Text Products
Forecast Charts
Supplementary Products

2. This advisory circular (AC) was published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service (AFS), with contributions from the National Weather Service (NWS). The publication began in 1943 as CAA Bulletin No. 25, Meteorology for Pilots, which at the time contained weather knowledge considered essential for most pilots. As aircraft flew farther, faster, and higher, and as meteorological knowledge grew, the bulletin became obsolete. It was revised in 1954 under a new title, The Pilots’ Weather Handbook, and updated again in 1965. In 1975 it was revised under its current title.
New scientific capabilities now necessitate an update to this AC. In 1975, aviation users were not directly touched by radar and satellite weather. In 2016, much of what airmen understand about the current atmosphere comes from these important data sources. This AC is intended to provide basic weather information that all airmen must know. This document is intended to be used as a resource for pilot and dispatcher training programs.
The Earth’s Atmosphere
Heat and Temperature
Water Vapor
Earth-Atmosphere Heat Imbalances
Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry
Weather Charts
Wind
Global Circulations and Jet Streams
Local Winds
Air Masses, Fronts, and the Wave Cyclone Model
Vertical Motion and Cloud Formation
Atmospheric Stability
Clouds
Precipitation
Adverse Wind
Weather, Obstructions to Visibility, Low Ceiling, and Mountain Obscuration
Turbulence
Icing
Thunderstorms
Weather Radar
Tropical Weather
Arctic Weather
Space Weather