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Questions? 1. Explain the relevance of meteorology in aviation: links between aircraft operations and meteorology? State and describe the effect of meteorological hazards on aviation? Describe what the following abbreviations means: WMO; ICAO; ATS; AIP; FIR; MWO; RAFC; WAFC; VAAC; AFTN?

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  1. Questions? 1. Explain the relevance of meteorology in aviation: links between aircraft operations and meteorology? State and describe the effect of meteorological hazards on aviation? Describe what the following abbreviations means: WMO; ICAO; ATS; AIP; FIR; MWO; RAFC; WAFC; VAAC; AFTN? State and “explain” how many different types of observations are carried out in real time? Describe how the meteorological information are collected and distributed? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

  2. Questions? 2. • State the composition and structure of the atmosphere? • Temperature variation with altitude? • Pressure variation with altitude time and location? • Describe the relationship between pressure, temperature and density • Air density has an effect on…….? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

  3. Questions? 2. • Explain surface pressure and isobars? • Air pressure instruments and measuring a vertical position of an aircraft? • Explain the relationship between pressure settings? • Hazards associated with pressure and altimetry? • State how air pressure is observed and reported? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

  4. Questions? 3. • Explain the processes by which heat is transferred and how the atmosphere is heated? • Describe how temperature varies and explain specific heat? • Explain the different terms related to air saturation levels and what is latent heat? • Explain the methods and instruments used for the collection of meteorological data? • State how temperature and dew-point are observed and reported? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

  5. Questions? 4. • What is needed to be add in or taken out when water is changing a states? • Explain the states of water, especially condensation and how they are important to aviation? • Explain the relative humidity and Dew point? • Explain the causes of atmospheric obscurity (unclearness; darkness; dimness)? • Identify methods for the collection of meteorological data of visibility and RVR? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

  6. Questions? 5. • Explain the different conditions for the formation of clouds? • Identify different cloud types and state their characteristics? • Define cloud base and ceiling? • Identify methods for the collection of meteorological data of clouds? • State how the amount of cloud and cloud base are observed and reported? BASIC MET QUESTIONS

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