Session 6 - Meteorology 2
Topics
In this session you learn about:
- Air Masses and Such
- Wind
- Pressure Gradient
- Coriolis force
- Buys-Ballot's Law
- Friction
- Veer / Back
- Variation in Surface Wind
- Gusts /Squalls
- Diurnal Effects
- Sea / Land Breezes
- Katabatic / Anabatic Effects
- Topographical Effects
- Wind Shear
- Air Masses in North America
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- Air Mass Modification
- Factors that Determine Weather
- Formation and Types of Fronts
- Aircraft Icing
- Frost Cautions
- Thunderstorms
- Downbursts
- Hail
- Lightning
- Squall Lines
- Hurricanes and Tornados
- Surface Based Layers
- Fog Types
- Haze / Smoke
- Blowing Obstruction to Vision
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References
From the Ground Up
- Chapter 6 - Aviation Weather
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