1 Flashcards
1
Q
Ridge
A
High pressure region
2
Q
Hydrostatic pressure
A
Balance between gravity(down) and upward pressure
3
Q
IFR
A
Less than 3 sm
Ceiling under 1000 ft
4
Q
Diurnal variation
A
Daily heating and cooling of day and night
5
Q
Albedo
A
Reflect back
6
Q
Human visibility on light scale?
A
.4-.7
7
Q
18000 ft is how many milibars?
A
500 milibars
8
Q
MSL
A
Mean sea level
9
Q
1nm=? Ft
1sm=? Ft
They are for what
A
1nm = 6080ft for speed 1sm= 5280ft for visibility
10
Q
Standard atmosphere
A
- 92 hg
- 7 lbs per square inch
- 25 milibars
11
Q
Density
A
Mass of molecules in a given volume
12
Q
3 atmospheric states
A
Temperature
Density
Pressure
13
Q
Aneroid
A
Not wet
14
Q
Stratosphere temp increases due to what?
A
Ozone
15
Q
1 inch Mercury is how many milibars per 1000 ft?
A
34
