11-21-21 Flashcards
How does fog form
When temperature and Dewpoint become near identical or identical, near the surface.
Types of Fog
Radiation fog
Advection fog
Upslope fog
Frontal Fog
Steam Fog
Ice Fog
What is Radiation Fog
When the ground cools the adjacent air to the dewpoint
Types of weather information that help you spot Wind Shear
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
Flight Information Service Broadcast Described
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
FIS-B Faults
Delayed data, 5-15+ min delayed
Tools to update weather information while Enroute
FSS (122.2)
ATIS/AWOS/ASOS
ARTCC broadcasts
FIS-B
ATC
METAR defined and Types
Hourly report of surface observations is a METAR, a SPECI is a urgent report of surface observations and are not scheduled
Aviation Area Forecast defined
forecast concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified enroute weather phenomena
Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) and Types of GFA
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