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Weather Depiction Chart

Reading Assignment
Aviation Weather Services (AC 00-45E) – Section 6 “Weather Depiction Chart”

Jeppesen Instrument/Commercial Manual – “Weather Depiction Chart”, 9-82

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Weather Depiction Chart
Weather Depiction Chart Quiz
1. How often is the weather depiction chart issued? ____________________________________________

2. What type of report does the computer use to create the weather depiction chart? __________________

3. What information is shown on the weather depiction chart? ____________________________________

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4. What does the symbol “]” plotted next to the station circle mean? _______________________________

5. What is the symbol for rain? ____________________________________________________________

6. What is the symbol for snow? ___________________________________________________________

7. What is the symbol for fog? _____________________________________________________________

8. What is the symbol for haze? ___________________________________________________________

9. What is the symbol for thunderstorms? ____________________________________________________

10. What is the symbol for drizzle? __________________________________________________________

11. How can we determine the strength of a particular type of precipitation? _________________________

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12. What are the shaded areas on the chart? __________________________________________________

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13. What are the non-shaded areas within the contours? _________________________________________

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14. Where can we find the chart? ___________________________________________________________

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15. Why would we use the chart and in what phase of our weather planning would we use it? ___________

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Weather Services
Weather Depiction Chart
Weather Services
Weather Depiction Chart

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