GROUND STUDIES FOR PILOTS METEOROLOGY, 3RD ED

Download or read book GROUND STUDIES FOR PILOTS METEOROLOGY, 3RD ED written by R. B. Underdown & John Standen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for the students who are taking commercial pilot and air transport pilot license examinations that covers meteorology. It also contains completely revised Joint Aviation Authorities syllabus for flight crew licensing.· The atmosphere and atmospheric pressure· Heat and temperature· Water in the atmosphere· Air density· Lapse rates, stability and instability· Clouds and precipitation· Thunderstorms· Visibility and fog· Icing· Winds· Air masses· Low pressure systems and fronts· Non-frontal depressions· Anticyclones and cols· Climatology; Interpretation of satellite images· Organisation, observations, reports and forecasts