Aviation Weather

full text of the classic FAA guide

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I — What You Should Know About Weather
• Chapter 1: The Earth's Atmosphere
• Composition
• Vertical Structure
• The Standard Atmosphere
• Density and Hypoxia
• Chapter 2: Temperature
• Temperature Scales
• Heat and Temperature
• Temperature Variations
• In Closing
• Chapter 3: Atmospheric Pressure And Altimetry
• Atmospheric Pressure
• Altimetry
• In Closing
• Chapter 4: Wind
• Convection
• Pressure Gradient Force
• Coriolis Force
• The General Circulation
• Friction
• The Jet Stream
• Local and Small Scale Winds
• Wind Shear
• Wind, Pressure Systems, and Weather
• Chapter 5: Moisture, Cloud Formation, And Precipitation
• Water Vapor
• Change of State
• Cloud Formation
• Precipitation
• Land and Water Effects
• In Closing
• Chapter 6: Stable And Unstable Air
• Changes Within Upward and Downward Moving Air
• Stability and Instability
• What Does It All Mean?
• Chapter 7: Clouds
• Identification
• Signposts in the Sky
• Chapter 8: Air Masses And Fronts
• Air Masses
• Fronts
• Fronts and Flight Planning
• Chapter 9: Turbulence
• Convective Currents
• Obstructions to Wind Flow
• Wind Shear
• Wake Turbulence
• In Closing
• Chapter 10: Icing
• Structural Icing
• Induction System Icing
• Instrument Icing
• Icing and Cloud Types
• Other Factors in Icing
• Ground Icing
• Frost
• In Closing
• Chapter 11: Thunderstorms
• Where and When?
• They Don't Just Happen
• The Inside Story
• Rough and Rougher
• Hazards
• Thunderstorms and Radar
• Do's and Don'ts of Thunderstorm Flying
• Chapter 12: Common IFR Producers
• Fog
• Low Stratus Clouds
• Haze and Smoke
• Blowing Restrictions to Visibility
• Precipitation
• Obscured or Partially Obscured Sky
• In Closing
• Part II — Over And Beyond
• Chapter 13: High Altitude Weather
• The Tropopause
• The Jet Stream
• Cirrus Clouds
• Clear Air Turbulence
• Condensation Trails
• Haze Layers
• Canopy Static
• Icing
• Thunderstorms
• Chapter 14: Arctic Weather
• Climate, Air Masses, and Fronts
• Arctic Peculiarities
• Weather Hazards
• Arctic Flying Weather
• In Closing
• Chapter 15: Tropical Weather
• Circulation
• Transitory Systems
• Chapter 16: Soaring Weather
• Thermal Soaring
• Frontal Soaring
• Sea Breeze Soaring
• Ridge or Hill Soaring
• Mountain Wave Soaring
• In Closing
• Glossary of Weather Terms
• Index

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