Weather and meteorologynpor. Tereza Holubova

CONTENT

Meteorological phenomena influencing aviation

turbulence wind precipitation, icing clouds visibility

Sources of meteorological information

TURBULENCE light, moderate, severe mechanical, thermic, CAT, wake turbulence

WIND wind speed, direction anemometer, windsock Beaufort scale

gust, squall, windshear

PRECIPITATION intensity, time, form, amount light, moderate, heavy continuous, intermittend rain, shower, drizzle, thunderstorm, sleet snow, freezing rain or drizzle, blizzard, hail and pellets dew, icing

CLOUDS cloud base, top cloud cover cloud type - low, middle, high level thunderstorm+lightning, thunder

VISIBILITY meteorological, slant, vertical, flight visibility, RVR unlimited, excellent, haze, mist, fog phenomena reducing visibility

SOURCES OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION

meteorological briefing radar screen (letvis) ledis screen pilot's and ATCo's reports

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