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Atmosp
ProminentGases found
* in
Atmosphere
1.
Mitrogen-78.08%
2.
Ouggen - 20.95%
3.
Argon -0.93%
Ratio
of proportion
bet?
Mitugen Oxygen.
*
:Oxygen: Nitzogen::
1:4
By Volume -
2.
Oxygen: Nitzogen::1:3-By Wight
Sublimation
-
Vapour-Liquid-solid M
-
Evaporation Melting -> Heat Absorbed.
Latent
Sublimation
Latent
heating (77%)- Evaporation/Condensation/Sublimation
2.
#Atmosphere Layers:
Radio
Helps
* in
Propogation.
I
Thin
*
layer with
very less molecules.
But
high temp. very less heat is
present Kennely - 110km.
*Nonticulent
clouds are tempt
MESOSPHERE Px t
formed in
Upper layer here. PN
50km
Stratopause
* Inversion
STRATOSPHERE
Stable
*
layer Temp I
Px t
Nacreous
* Clouds are
formed here,
PN
also called Mother of pearl.
- -
-------------
#
Troposphere:
Lapse
* Rate: 6.5°/mn, temp. Falls with increase in
height.
Most weather and most in this
flying confined
*
layer.
#Tropopause:
Heightof Tropopauses controlled by Surface Temp, Latitude, Sarson, Land.
Synoptic situation.
* Sea distribution &
Higher at the
equator (approx. 53000ft (0) 16-18km).
·
Poles
Lowest atthe
(approx. off(or) 8-10 km).
·
3300
winter than
Tropopause is
* lower in in summers.
*
Equatorial Tropopause -70°to-75% and (-40° to -45°).
Temperature at the is the
at
poles is
regions occurs
↳ Break at 40 ismore
prominent, let streams at these breaks.
occur
1.
Tropical Tropopause:
Occurs
* at level
lookpa
Extends
from equator tat35%-40°
*
to
Over Ludia
*
found at 16-16.5 km.
&
Middle
2.
Tropopause:
Occurs
*
wave 200
hpa level, bet". Polar and
Tropical Tropopause.
In India at about 11.5 km,
temp. of -45°
*
Wintess it at23°N.
be
* may
Polar
3.
Tropopause:
Occurs
*
300hpa
at level
polewards at Lat 45 and 60%
#Importance of Tropopause:
clouds
Maximum
height which reach.
* at can
Jetstreams
* and Clear Air Turbulence occur
just below it.
(International Standard
#ISA
Atmosphere).
Air
x is
Duy
Sea
* level
temperature +15' =
A Pressure 1013.25
=
hpa / Mb.
Density
* 1225
qm/m
=
Acceleration due to
gravity:980.665 aufsen
*
9.8
m-/se
=
A
Lapse Rate 1.982/1000ft. 0.00198fft
= =
6.5°2/km
=
0.65°/100m
=
=0.065°/10m
Rate
Lapse prevails upto 1km (r) 360s0ft.
G0thermal
*
Gyex (Constant temp.) upto
20km
(65600ft), the Temp. is
-56.5"
* From
20-30hm-Temp, increases as 1°C/km.
9000ft
-
3° -
8 -
8-73) =- 5° ISA-5
100ft.
-
13 -
92 -9-(-13) +4
=
ISA+ 4
se]
59.52 756.5)
37000ft Since above
- -
59.5 - =
5
- ISA-3
ISA
temp. 15-( udexi ISA deviation:OAT ISA
-
=
Atmospheric Pressure:
1013.25hpa
* 760mm 29.92
=
in. = (Hecto means 100).
At level
for 27'there
↳
decrease
* sea
every is
Lupa in
pressure.
2000 to 20000 30' all values
A From
Iupa per approx.
From 20000 to 50'
50000'I4pa per
&
Above 50000'
* 100
lupa per
↑Impa/looft above
50000ft.
2000 oft. ↑
2000 oft
Inpa/soft.
to
↑
croft
MSL 10134pa
#Rate
of fall of pressure
with
height decreases.
2700 =
0.274pa/27' 40000
2450 0.544pa/27'
=
20000'
240 0.94p/27
=
good
IUpa/27'
MSL
500hpa 18000
->
4004pa-24000'
30000
300hpa ->
39000
200hpa
->
1004pa
-
53000'
(approx.)
=
9T
-
190
105ft.
=
Isobar/Isallobar:
#
Isallobar: Lines
joining places of equal pressure change.
*
#Variation
of
Press we with
Temp.:
Colder Air
* is Denses than Warm Air.
850hpa.
Pressure will
*
fall faster pace over a cold column
of air than
column
5000ft. 5000ft
over warm
of air.
1000hpa
850hpa
2000ft. 2000ft
Altimeter
#
Reading
Low) Cold Px.
High)
-> -> L(ow) means
high
1000hpa Px ↳ UndrReads.
Px
-
low PX.
H(igh) LCow) H(igh) Warm
anenterunder Reeds).
is ->
(Altimeter onea s
-> means
*
QFE: Pressure measured ARP
at (Arrodrome
Reference Point). Basicallyatthe
airport.
QFF:Station level Pressure reduced
using
MSL actual conditions (i.e. actual
temp). Used by
meteoologistand not
by pilots.
-
to
A
Height:Vertical distance
of pointfrom specified datan.
a a
x
True Altitude:Indicated
Altitude I
(ISA deviation PA--Pressure Altitude.
·
ISA du
of temp.
eg.
PA= 24,000 T =
-42°, GNH = 1005
Ans:
=-42-(15-2x24)
-
9
23760ft.
=
= -
(1s*dew. x)
TA IA==
23768
79x)
=
-
23760
=>
- 791
=22968
ft. I flying through a colder
region
we see TA lesser than IA, OVERREADS.
#Pressure
Systems:
at centre lowest
1. Lows CM
Depression (OR) Cyclones: Regions where the
pressure
its is relative to its
surrounding.
interval it
When
* there are 20 more closed isobar at 24pc is called
Depression, further
a intense
system is
Cyclone.
Circulation is anti-clockwise
* in Northern
Hemisphere
* Circulation is clockwise in Southern Hemisphere.
< 7
W L M A
L W
7 L
NA SH.
* Bad weather.
*
good visibility
Sobar in low close.
regions
*
pressure
are
a.
Tough: A
region of isobars extending
away from low a centre in the
form of a
tongue which backend are
anti-clockwise.
Pressure
*
along the trough is lower than either side. on
Are'V'shaped
*
and wind direction
abruptly changes and backs.
Bad
* Weather.
3.
High (or) Anti-cyclones:Regions where the
pressure
at its centre is
highest relative to its
surrounding.
Sirculation is anti-clockwise in Southern
*
Hemisphere
Northern
* Circulation is clockwise in
Hemisphere.
< 7
~H M a H W
7 L
SH NH
and
winds
diverge outwards.
A veer,
*
good weather
* Bad Visibility.
4.
Ridge:Isobars are stretched out from high
pressure area which blow clockwise
from a
Ridge Area in
Hemisphere,
Northern
southern it anti-clockwise.
in
Hemisphere will be
*
Good weather
Winds
* Veeu.
Backing:
A When the direction
of wind changes anti-clockwise,
it
is said to be
backing.
Verring:
* When the direction
of wind changes clockwise, it is said to be
veering.
5. COL:
Region surrounded
by two and
highs two lows.
measure
timp ecture is Thermometer (Max Thermometer).
alcohol,
* where there is low
temperature, Minimum Thermometer
is used.
Liquid used in this thermonuler is alcohol used because it has
low viscosity.
# Stevenson screen:
Albedo:
*
Reflecting power of Earth's
atmosphere.
heat:Amount heat
A
specific of read to raise the
temperature of unit mass
of a substance by 1°C.
specific heat
of
water is taken
I., Sand =0.2, snow-0.5. Sand will
getheated up faster than water
and will
getcooler faster
·
as
than water
Conversion:
temp.
A
oF to (F
32)x
- - -
ictoir
& -
(x ) +32
*
°C to K C 273.
=
+
·C OF k
4° 39.2"F 277k
28 *2.4°F 301K.
-
40° - 48° 238k
*
Stefan Boltzman law:EXTY. Amount
of Energy
Radiated is
directly proportional to the
impower of its Absolute
temp.
*
Wien's law:
wavelength of most intense radiation is
inversely proportional the absolute
to
temp. Hence both bodies (like Sun)
given
volume
of air. Unit is
gm/ms
#ISA
density 1.2254g/m (or) 1225g/m
&
=
#
Density, Altitude: Altitude above MSL at which prevailing density at an altitude will occur in ISA.
Mainly
*
used for calculating Aircraft Performance.
PA 18000'
lot--25de=(23)-(15-18x2)
=
eg.
Aus: PA= = -
5
DA 18000
=
- (5x120) 17400'
=
e.g.
PA=
18000, OAT=-15c
15-(15-18x2)
ISA dev= =
-15 a1 6
+ =
DA 18000 = + (6x120) =
18000 720=
+
18720
Air
#
Density of Dry is more than
Density of moist air.
·
Dry air gives better
aircraft performance.
affecting Density:
#Factors
:Temperature:Temp. *
2. Pressure:Pressure x&
3.
Humidity. Humidity
atHumidity,
not a
prominent factor).
4. Latitude: (i) at (1)
surface density, increases (4) as Gitude increases
(ii) at about
26000ft density remains constant
with an increase in latitude.
(ii) above 26000 It density, decreases with increase in latitude. Max. deviation at 5000
of(from ISA).
X
Humidity:
Absolute
*
Humidity: Actual amount of intervapour contained in given volume of air. Expressed glm? a as
*
Humidity Mixing Ratio (HMR):Mass of water vapour presentin given unit mass of air and it's a measured
glug
eg.Air Master dog.
HMR 10
200g/hg.
=
=
Acts
# For exam
Purpose only:
*
directly from High pressure to low
pressure.
x wind
reported in
multiples of 5 i.e.
15/20125. Spacing of
* isobars determine the
force. Closer the isobar,
and hence
=2
of actual wind. Higher the PGF higher the wind.
38 -
40 - 42
eg.
32 + 30- 28.
sped of
* wind is measured with an Ansmomiler and direction is measured
by a wind vane.
#Wind
Reporting:
'TRUE' butATC
* Wind direction is
given
as the direction
from which the wind is
blowing. Normally
given
in
gives pilot
in
'MAGNETIC'dirction.
0
wind is
reported (Lu METAR, wind direction is in TRUI).
Wind
#
types:
Speed has than 1kts, I wind
1. Calm: <1kts.
2. Variable (VRB):
Spud less Han 3kts(1<wind<3) i.e. IKE (URBOI) (or 2kt. (VRBOC).
If the direction of the wind changes
·. than
180 written URB/SPEEDeg. VRB/louts.
more as
If the direction of the wind changes between 60 to 180, extreme directions eg. 350V070./ sped.
·
written. are
change than
10kt
is more
Reported 320/12930. as
A
Sudden increase wind 15kts and
Squall: in
speed by or more
average speed reaching 22ht(or more and
blowing for
than called
more a min, is
Squall.
Gale:
*
When wind
speed exellds 34 knots (ormore.
Reported as 16034 or 4
Hurricans: When sustained wind exceeds 63kts.
speed
-
#Ballot'sLaw:
Norther the wind-Low Pressure the
Hemisphere Back to
Left.
* -> on
and sinks.
heavy
local
speed
*
may be
hardly few knots, but it
forms pools of cold on low
lying ground, causing frost, mist and fog.
Our North East the
partvery and
for and is
* in
morning.
common causes
Denser and
↓
heavier air so
How downward
warmer. It is
therefore, lighter
and tends to
ascend the
slope.
Light wind about5kt.
*
of
Wind Shear: Sudden the wind (V) direction or both over short distance is called
change in
speed
* a
wind shear.
Coriolis
*
effect:Itis the force which gets
created
by the rotation
of Earth abouts
itsaxis
from west to fast.
It the
deflects wind to the
rightin Northern Hemisphere and
left in Southern
Hemisphere.
f 2-PV sin o
=
%=ltitude. =
angular velocity.
-= wind
spad
Coriolis
*
force is minor O atthe
equator. 0
demite, of air.
=
Corioles at the
force is
poles.
* max,
A Wind- over
Boran Wind-
#
Turkey
# Buran Wind- Russia
#
Purga wind-Buran with
snowfall
Mistrel
* Wind- France
A
Gible Wind -
Libya
# Haboos wind- Sudan
#Khamsin Wind
Egypt
# Harmalton Wind - tential Asia
# Chinook Wind
Fohn Wind-
Rocky Mountain of Canada.
#
Alps in Switzerland.
(not
#
Hypothetical Wind:
importantfor pilots, only meteorologist but
part of exam)
Geostropicwind
1. wind
2.
3.
Gradient
Thermal Wind.
to formula:
flows parallel straight isobars.
Given bythe following
vg
= P
2 2 sing.
#
Geostropic wind stronger at lowve latitudes and weaker at
high latitudes.
NH. 992upa
x *
NG*
X X x
"pG*
o
-
- ⑧ > ⑧
(Friction]
& A xvioviolisforce
X x VCF
x x
x
1014 upa
Northern
- In
Geostropic wind in
Hemisphere, low
pressure
will be on the
left and
high pressure on the
night.
blows under the
It
influence of GradientForce, Centripetal Fore
Gradientwind.
2. Pressure Coriolis Force and
Nit Gradienfnd
·Gradii e ·pee."
PGF-Pressure Gradient Force.
CF -> Coriolis
Force
CP-> Force.
7
Centripetal
PGF CP CF
+
=
CF+CP
PGF.
=
In a low
*
press
we area CF is
stronger supported by CP force.
because it is
Pressure Area
Gradient
Spud Pressure Area. Wind blows
*
of wind
to curved isobars.
is more in Low than the
High along (or
parallel
3. Thermal Wind:
Thermal
Wind-Upper Led Geostropic
Wind-Lower Level
Geostropic wind
ULGW=270/15
eg.
LLGW =
270/0s.
TW
270/115-8)
=
270/7
=
270%37kt.
=
WLGW- 120125 25
eg23) ULGW 020/22
eg(u).
=
15
LLGN 200/15.
=
-
0201-15 22900-300/15 - 1201-15 -
4
TW
020/22-020/-15=020/37kt.
=
Tw ->
120/25-120/15=120/40ht.
Visibility: naked
with eye
Ability
* to
see over a
distance, during daytime at
unlighted objectsand lighted objects night. Atthe
lowest
value
reported in 360%.
Reported in km and m.
#Reported in
multiples of:
1.50m bit? O-SOOm i.e. SOm, lOOm, 150m etc
4. For
visibility quester
than 9000m, 9999 is
reported.
(RVR):
#
Runway, Visual
Range written as R28400,, i.e. 400m
visibility at Runway
28.
It
*
may reported using
be
visually. (Visually
instrument (
by standing is done at the end
of the active
runway
and
counting
the
visual RVR is
of runway edge light,
no.
reported with Mic. R281400. a
RVR has to be
reported less than 1500m.
* when
visibility is
If improving suffix'p'is
the written
*
visibility trend is R28400p i.e.
RVR values
*
for a runway
are reported as Touchdown, Mid and End.
↑
RVR
*
Reporting is done in
multiples of:
1. 25m bet.0-400m
2. 50 m bet.400-800m
(P1500) transmisometer is
Highest value
reported byGerman
*
#Weather (Wx):
1. Haze:HE
3.
Fog:FR
4. Mist:
5.
Smog:FG/FUHZ
Relative Hamidity
Fog:
* is 100% and visibility
is less than 1000m due to the hanging of water
droplets.
Mist: Relative humidity is 90% and visibility
is 1000-5000m. Mist
generallyafter before jog.
* occurs
decreases and
ifthe reduction in
temp, is low enough to reach condensation, for will form called Radiation fog.
66 winter North India, North West India
forms during over and North fast India
It reduces the
visibility and
aircrafts operation.
affects
It
forms during night gils dissipated after
and sunrise
of C-3 his.
*
#Advection
Fog:
It
forms moist cold
surface
* when air
flows
warm over
#
Steaming fog? low to condence the
If cold air blows sea and the
tamp of the air is
enough moisture, steaming fog forms
*
over over
water bodies.
Frontal
#
fog:
Foy
* which
forms atthe
front.
Clouds:
Turbulence Remarks
Cloud Name
Height Appearance Precipitation being
Yestern FibroneshabenSi,
NO Yes
Gystals
Tropical618km
No
No RA, NO SN
fun or e NO NO Halo
NO NO Yes
RA, No SN
HC
Light moderate but
whento
to
& S:
NS-Kimbo Stratus Dark
Gree & Thick Lauer Continuous RA&SN
Light to Moderate Yes
starts tumules NO Yes
Grey Puffe
of hum NORA & NOSN
-Lowering
towering Dark Grey,
thesis
to Good RA/SM e Lightto severe Y
RA- Rain
Rain
+RA-Havy
SN- Snow
SH- Shower
0-2
* Oktas -> Few SH+
↑
Heavy shower.
3-4
* Oktas - SCT (Scattered)
*5-7 Okfas ->
BRN (Broken)
*8-8 Oktas ->
OVC (Overcast)
The lowest
#Ceiling: layer of the cloud below
200soft covering more than
half of the sky
over
the land (or, water.
Ceiling
* is decided by
OVC (N) BR.
Jaling
FEWOGD
I
.
SCT,080
Ceiling OVC060.
or re
BR120
OVC06O
#Significantslouds.
Any
* clouds below
5000ft or below MSA, whiever is
higher.
Bornin
eg..
FEWOUS
I
SCT,080 Few 040.
Clouds
BR120 significant Significant
Clouds.
OVC06O
#
Species of Clouds:
I
Anvil. *
*
Capillatus:CB with Mintre Luch
Lenticular:
* Ac A Maxtra level
level.
Lens
*
Drytra
shaped.
A Jeactus: Bad we with ST
Stability, and Instability:
Adiabatic Process:The heatis neither to entre the
#
process
in which allowed
system nor allowed to exit the
system.
* Dothermal Process:The in which heatis allowed to exit the and also allowed entre the
system
process system to
#DALR
(Dry Lapse Rate)
Adiabatic
Rate
at which the the air made
temp. of dry pared of air decreases as to ascend
adiabatically
->
a is
DALR
9.8%/km
=
fixed value
ELR
* in standard
atmosphere is 6.5°/um
66 ECRL DALR, unstable atmosphere(dey air will rise).
If
ELRC DALR, stable atmosphere. (dry air will sink).
#Absolutely stable:ELRLSALR.
#
Conditionally estable
atmosphere.
D ALR > ELR> SALR
Stable Unstable.
Optical Phenomenon:
Size
optical Phenomenon Colours
Region Produced
by Description.
Inside
↑ outside
Primary Rainbow
VIBGYOR 420
Opp. to the Sun &refraction
and I
reflection.
opp. of
Secondary Rainbow ROYGBUl 520
opp. to the Sun Lufraction and reflections.
I
Halo VIB
GYOR 22° Coloured
Ring around
Refraction ↑
Sun/Moon, CS Cloud
As
Coroner VIB GYOR ja Cloud
Defraction.
Mirage Tropical Inferior Mirage
Poles -
Superior Mirage.
Inferior Mirage
*
occurs close to the earth
surface due
change
to in denity thm above the
surface.
Sun Ray getrefracted due to
lapse
rate.
Happens in
tropical regions.
A
superior mirage occurs in
pot regions due to inversion.
Asvapor
aliawhichare visibleinthepolarregionsofNorthernthehemp
her
* the Southern
Hemisphere
*
Precipitation:Anything falling from the cloud Rain (RAS, Drizzle (DZ),Shower (sH), snow, Hailis called Precipitation.
the mentioned
The
growth of droplets crystals
ice
differenttheories,
have
follow:
* or as
Coalescence Cloud Theory: This theory the cloud is below OC. (tve
theory/Warm is established prevailing temp temps.
·
1. when in the
into water
Water vapour goingupthroughnow
nationmeashes condensationfeeland vapour getscomented drop in
water
size
of the
dropletswhich is called coalescence theory
2. See Cystal theory/cold Cloud theory:This
establishes in cloud where prevailing conditions
theory
positive and are
negative. Water
dropletsafter/above condensation level freeze due to negative tump. Droplets, which do not find
nuclei state. As the molecules in the
a
freeze remain
to
supercooled
in
dropletshave higher degree of freedom
collide with ice
making or growing the size of ice crystals. On saturation of the
cepstals, thus atmosphere
collide with on its
the
falling ice
crystal supercooled droplets way. Growth of the
ice-crystals in cold a
the
particles
&
convection these
over
during sea,particles are also
being carried out.
Due to
the
difference in the specific
heat
salt
particles help water
vapour
to reach early
condensation and also cause clouds to
form ata lower height.
It called
is
Giant Nucleus
Theory
#Rainy Day:
If the water accumulated is 2.5mm
depth of the over is called
Rainy Day:
* or a
A sleets
#Ice Accretion:
Formation
*
of ice aircraft inflight
on or on
ground. It is
of two
types:
(i)
airframe icing
(ii)
engine. icing.
Thrust t
*
If in
formed on
aircraft in
flightDrag 4, lift,
stall
speed 4, weight, Pressure Iutrument
Reading also
effected.
Airframe being
I
W -I
Hoar
frost Rime Ice
clavice/Transeluent/glazed ice
1
* Severe
Icing -> 0°C to -1C
17%
nightkinging20 to 2000500mete
Moderate
Icing -> to -12
when
#
frost:This tape
Hoar
of icing forms ground
well
inflight. During night
on
aircraft is parked
as as on
apod
due to noctural
cooling surface temp. drops, and if the surface temp.Itdrops below frost pointwater
will sublimate and the ice
over thus
formed the
airframe is called Hoar frost. may happen in air also when
P sode,
on
vapour present
to lower
of aircraft is exposed minus temp, and aircrafthas descend layers due anyreason water
the to to to
#Rimeice: This
type of icing forms due to
presence of
small
supercooled water
dropletspresent in a cloud. When the
aircraft flies through
cloud where this small water
droplets present, freeze the It looks like texture.
formation
After
a
supercooled are on
airframe. white
porous
it be removed. Rime ice is -10°C to-40%.
can
Temp. zone
of
but two
impactair does not
gettrapped dropletson freezing. This is the most hazardous ice which is
difficult to remove
after formation, and
#Engine Icing:
-
Carburetoricing? Bigger aircrafts have anti-ice
system
to
protect against accretion.
ice Small
aircraftsespecially
piston engine aircrafts which use
carburetor, there is a low
pressure
the carburetor which
in leads to adiabatic
cooling
and
evaporation of the fuel in this area
further reduces the
temp. If the reduction in the
temp. Inside carburator is so low
that sublimation takes Carburator
if ambient temp. is bit?
10% to +30°
place. icing may
occur
-
#Clouds and
Ising: 1
#AC, As -
light to moderate
moderate
#NS-
lightto
#S4ST ->
icing
no
TCU,
lightto
# CB is severe
Thunderstorms (TS):
Lots called thunderstorm.
A
of
CBs
together is
Thunderstorm:
#
Requirementsof creating
1.
High
humidity.
2.
Lapse Rate (ELR) greater than SALK,this should pewail upto 5-1 hm.
3.
Trigger action Convection/Prographic lifting (Prographic-Mountain).
->
It
gives hail,
shower orsnow
depending upon atmospheric condition. In India thunderstorm
form March-May,
in i.e.
pre-monsoon (or)
Summer Season.
#
Hazards associated with Thunderstorms are hail,
lightning, thunder, turbulence, icing, windshaw.
Thunderstorms are
classified as:
..
frontal thunderstorm. (European areas, higher latitudes (45 and above)
2 heat thunderstorm
(Tropical area, India also included).
East coast
3. as MCC)
Mesosphere
convective
complex) -
of America.
#Patters
of CBS.
1.
Single cell.
3. Multi-cell cluster
4.
Super all.
fu India
formed.
* and 4
1, 2 are
# Formation Thunderstorms.
of
1. Initial
Stage/Cummuls stage -
up draughtof some car coats.
(usually last 15-20 mins in the
afternoon).Moist air will
keep or
rising
higher and
higher
as
long as
surrounding is colder
2. Second
Stage/Mature Stage ->
Microbust/Macroburst occus, speed of 4-5 kt. Causes headwind, failwind (N) crosswind.
In this
stage updraughtand downdraughtboth prevail. It is declared bythe met
department when
first downdraughtreaches
the
ground. Speed of
down
draughtusually faster than updraught, but if CBs are close to the
ground up draught?
Last
*
for 30-40 wine.
*
Precipitation takes
place this
in
stage as
per
the met statistics, 5%
of
thunderstorms had
to micro burst or macroburst.
diameter
Microburst
if the of cold column
of air resulting from evaporation of the
droplets falling base
below the
ofthe cloud
· -
to undershoot.
averaft
# last. A thin
Dissipating stage: In this
stage cloud starts to and
dissipate vanishes at the
layer of cloud similar to
before Monsoon.
#DS(Duststorm) 22-40h5 +
Moderate
<20hts
Light.
#
Wavelength of Weather Radar:
*
wavelength bin (30mm) 4am(40mm) IOan (100mm) 20am (200 mm).
3.
Frequent(FREQ) -> 75% less
to than 100%
in
AMassouts:
The worldwide
A. main airmasses are as
follows:
#Air-Front:
When I
differentairmasses along where the
ground
meet touches
sloping surface and
-> the
a are
slope the is
3.
Speed:20-3045.
4. Clouds
formed air mainly CB and other clouds are CU, As, NS, ST.
Rain front.
5. occurs on both sides
of the
ahead
of
the
front. On approach of cold front pressure drops which the altimeter
of aircraft ground to overread.
causes an on
7.
After
the
passage of
the
temp. drops and pressure increases, making condition favourable for fog.
front
Fronts
Conditions
along the
slope on cold are stable.
8.
#Warm Fronts:
1. When warm air mass overtakes cold air mass.
(shallow).
2.
Gradientof Slope is 1:180
3.
Speed of warm
front:10-1545.
distance 300-400km (Medium Clouds) and
4. Clouds~
formed are CI, CS, AS, NS, St. These form alad
of the frontto a
of
to distance
a
of 1000km (High
Clouds).
5.
Fuuzing, precipitation or Rain ahead
of occurs the
front.
6.
Fog occurs at the
front or
slightlyahead of frontif the
the
prevailing surface temp is low
enough to condense the moisture
This
of warm air mass.
fog is called as Frontal
Fog.
On
I.
approach of warm air mass then will be
slightrise in temp
On
3.
approach of warm air
frontaltimeter will Overead.
WARM AIR
COLD AIR
# SYMBOL:
16's
*
length is in thousands of hilometer, breath and
height in
few hu/hundreds ofit.
Width:
*
Height:100:
It
* will have vertical as well a horizontal wind shear.
· Vertical wind shear is more than horizontal show and which is around coknots
(5m/s) per him.
Different
* Jet-Streams are as
follows:
Period
JetStreams Direction Height Speed Region
Artic Is E-Skun Actio V
Westerly
>60k5
Tropical J5
Easternly 14-15km 60-50kt SEAsia
W
Stratospheric JS Westernly-Winters >60kts
20
Easternle-Summer
CAT
#
Bumpiness
*
experienced inflight while
flying
at or above
18000ftand
in char air (no clouds).
# Causes CAT:
of
Steep temp. Gradient) Lapse
*
Rate.
Wind
* Shear.
Jestream (Outer
1
fringes of a JS)
the (towards
2. above come and cold sides
of
JS
poleside).
At level
3.
high of fronts.
4. Mountain waves
(along hill/mountain Range on Ge-ward side).
#Mountain Wave:
Mountain
*
conditions
wave is a
rotating wind thatblows in the beward side
of a mountain.
A
favourable: to the mountain.
I wind has to blow within 300
perpendicular
wind has to wind
2.
speed of the
for a small will be
trels (r) 15 knots or more.
If the size
of the hill
bigger
is
has be
speed to
15m/s or 30 lots or more.
3 Below mountain
top atmosphere has to be unstable.
stands Aerodrome
A
for METerological Report.
issued
half hour.
A
every
an
weather etc
Present if any like Rain, Hail
Dt(UTC) (T),ed P No
significantchange. ->
#Wind
Information:
wind
reported METAR is in TRUE
HDG whereas wind reported by ATC to while
landingI takeoff
* in
pilots is
HDG.
Wind
Magnetic
direction rounded to nearest 10
degrees.
*
Wind 10mins
A
speed is a mean
speed taken over
period.
* 00000 kt -> No Wind
direction not
A VRB-
of defined
Visibility?
*
6000
* -
Visibility of 6000m,upto 10km visibility reported like this.
* 9999 -
Any visibilityabove 10km.
0800 ->
*
Visibility less than 50m.
RVR
*
(Runway Visual Range):given when
meterological visibility falls below 1500m. Max
reportable value is 1500m.
·
U-indicates trend, means visibility has increased by 100m (or) in the last comins. R30/1000
eg.
more
·D-indicates trend, means visibility has decreasedby 100m (or) less in the last 10 mins.
eg. R30/11004.
·
N-no distinct
trend shown.
eg. R30/NOON
#Cloud
coverage:
1. FEW: 1-2 Oktas
*
Only CB(Cumulonimbus) and ICU(Towering Cumulus) are specified
In METAR.
NSCCNO
*
SignificantCloud): No CBscor TEUs below 500
off or
MSA whichever is
greater.
↳weathergroupspresent DZ-Drizzle
↑
mather
gives information on the
presentweather at or near the aerodrome e
ef.
RA-Rain
SN-SNOW
GR-Hail.
#Obstruction:
*Obstruction other than Clouds.
eg.
WV002 ->
Shy is obscured with vertical
visibility of 200
ft.
WIII-> VV with three slashes vertical visibility cannot be assessed.
*
forward means
* CAVOK Cloud
->
teiling and
Visibility, OK.
# RecentWatter: Recent
significantweather,either in
past hour or since the last METAR was issued and the
# TREND:
A
forceast valid
for this
after the time
of the
observation
of the METAR.
TREND
*
types:
1.BECMG (Becoming):change
presentweather will be long lasting.
in
2. TEMPO
(Temporary): change is temporary and will prevail for his than
half an hour.
3.
NOSIG: significantchange expected for
no a his.
SPECI:
#
2.
If wind
speed changes by 10 knots or more
4. If cloud amount
changes from FEW/SCT to
BRK/OVC below 1500
ft.
5.
Temp. changes by 2°C in
half an hour time or the last
report.
6. Whenever adverse weather SPECI will be issued. dust storm, sand storm, snow,
occurs
eg. joy, hail.
# Fovelast
1. TAF (Terminat Acodrome Forecast).
(i) Short TAF:validity less than
12
his, lowest will be a hus. Each short TAE issued every 3 his.
(ii) Each
Long TAF:
validity more than 12hs
upto 30 hrs.
long TAF issued every
Ghrs.
Rices/rgtion: WAIC - World Are Forecast Centre
Area Forecast Centre.
WMO (World
RAFC ->
Regional
met
Organisation)
Provide
high quality wind and
temp, in
high atmosphere.
↓ ↓ ↓
WAFC
(Washington) WAFC (London] RAFC(19 countries, one in Delhi).
AMO:
* Aerodrome Met
office
x AMS:Aeronautical Met Service
1D.
+Mw0:Meterologic waterfine
*
i
↓
A M0 (18) AMS (54) MWO (4) RMO(8).
Observation Forecast
Warnings.
↓ ↓ ↓
(AMo) Acrodrome
METAR, SPECI - TAF
warnings for light and other
ala's
(Issued byAMD) -Area
forecast (Issued by AMD)
Local
forecast
Route
forecast
-
SIGMET
~
-
AIRMET
-
GAMET
VOLMET
-
-
ROBEX.
#
Report by Pilot:
1. AIREP
2. PIREP.
# Local Forecast:
Issued AMO
by
*
contains
I
Upper level
winds and
temp.
surface forecast of
x wind
velocity,visibility, cloud, temp, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset.
Validity-khws, Issued stimes
day
* a
Route
# forecast:
to route
similar issued for particular
a
area
forecast but a
#SIGMET
Issued
(SignificantMeterological Infol
x
by MwO actual / expected
*
contains
info about adverse weather which
may affectthe safetyof an
aircraft inflight
A
validity-thus and issued
every
3 hus.
# AIRMET
(FL100 below).
same
*
info as
SIGMET but
for low
flying aircraft and
#GAMET:
Genereal
* Area
Meterological Forecast
Same
*
info as Route
forecast but issued
for low level
averaft
#Met the
folder provides following info:
1.
METAR/TAI Take
off
Data
significant we chart
prognostic char.
Chart:
#Prognosis
Validity-Rhus,
*
issued 4 times a
day.
#PIREP: A
report by
the pilot of actual
flightconditions and
ground conditions.
#Volmet Broadcast:
and ChennaiFIR
airports
A Kolkata Volmat Broadcast contain METAR and YAF
of Deth FIR
Amo
*
for international-12 in prior notice
* AMS
require
#Types of forecast:
*Nowcasting:<24hrs
*Short Range: 1-3 days
-Medium
Range: 4 to 10
days.
A
Long Range: 10
days
Inter Tropical Convergence Zone:(ITCI):
The air
* masses
tropical
within the
region warm and
dry (a) warm and moist meet and hence the name
given
is
intertropical
whether belt mainly
forms along a
of
100-300km
dominated by CB clouds.
In summers northern 20%. Itcan
winters to towards Australia.
* ITCE moves in
hemisphere upto 200 and in be seen
Equatorial front
*
Surge: Strengthening of
* air within the same air mass is called
surge. Also called Velocity
convergence.
is called shear
Shear:
*
Wakening of air in an airmass
in the
of bungal helps advancementof southwest counter. These
low
*
pressure which forms over bay
in monsoon
form
during pre-monsoon and post monsoon season.
Frequencyis high during pre monsoon season.
* Four Seasons:
I
-> -
/
↓ ↓
Winte Per Monsoon Sw Monsoon Post Monsoon/NE Monsoon/Refreiving Monsoon
(Dec, Jan, Feb) (March, Apr, May) ↳June,Jul, Aug, Sept [Oct, Nov]
Season Pevied
Temp. Pressure surface wind Upper Winds Wx Remarks
~
North 100-200ktS
Clearsley, lightwind or NW India, JK
Cold Easternly 35 to 22°N
day-16° t les or calm wind, recieves rainfal,
Cold wave, 4 or less with wind NE Ludia Advection
fog,
North (or) Westerly
South India -
Moderate war.
SwMonsoon
June-Sept260-45°C 994-1008hpa
Ittrough it
Ele (60-80kt)
14-15 km & 13N (MAA).
(VP)
A Ideal
position of trough line is along Allahabad &
Ganga Nagar(Rajasthan)
Post Monsoon Oct. Now Moderate 18° 1008 Over North India winds STT Moderate
weather
10104pa
-
are North
Westernly over the country,
and Over South Sudia and TN
NE states
North
winds are
Eastuly recieve
rainfall.