11-21-21 Flashcards

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How does fog form

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When temperature and Dewpoint become near identical or identical, near the surface.

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Types of Fog

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Radiation fog

Advection fog

Upslope fog

Frontal Fog

Steam Fog

Ice Fog

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What is Radiation Fog

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When the ground cools the adjacent air to the dewpoint

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Types of weather information that help you spot Wind Shear

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Terminal Forecasts

METARs

Severe Weather Watch Reports, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs

Low Level Wind shear alert System

PIREP

any mention of Low Level Wind Shear, Severe thunderstorms, Heavy rain, Hail, and Wind Gusts are potential for Low Level Wind Shear and microbursts

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Flight Information Service Broadcast Described

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Ground based system provided by ADS-B. FIS-B allows properly equipped aircraft to receive 978Mhz data link capability when operating in range of a ground facility and display a suite of broadcast weather and aeronautical information

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FIS-B Faults

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Delayed data, 5-15+ min delayed

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Tools to update weather information while Enroute

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FSS (122.2)

ATIS/AWOS/ASOS

ARTCC broadcasts

FIS-B

ATC

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METAR defined and Types

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Hourly report of surface observations is a METAR, a SPECI is a urgent report of surface observations and are not scheduled

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Aviation Area Forecast defined

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forecast concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified enroute weather phenomena

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Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) and Types of GFA

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GFA covers a wide time range of forecast from
SFC-FL480. It shows wind, icing, and turbulence

Types: TAF, Ceiling and Visibility, Clouds, Precipitation and Weather, Thunderstorms, Winds, Turbulence, and icing

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