FINAL Flashcards
Ideal Air
78 Nitrogen
21 Oxygen
1 Other
Coastal Air
74 Nitrogen
20 Oxygen
5 Water Vapor
1 Other
Is Costal Air Denser than Ideal Air?
No
Water vapor is less dense
Primary Characteristic of the Stratosphere
Primarily Isothermal
ISA meaning
International Standard Temperature
What temp is ISA
15°C or 59°F
Standard Pressure
29.92 hg or 1013.2 mb
Indicated Altitude
Altitude above MSL with correct Altimeter Setting
True Altitude
What you are actually above
Actual Altitude
Above AGL
Pressure Altitude
Indicated altitude when Altimeter setting is 29.92”
Density Altitude
PA corrected for bonstandard temperature
Indicated Altitude when High to Low
Indicated altitude less than True Altitude
Dewpoint Definition
the temp to which the air must be cooled to become saturated
Cloud Families
High
Low
Middle
Extensive Vertical Development
Moderate Horizontal Wind Sheer
more or equal to 18kts/150nm
Severe Horizontal Wind Sheet
more or equal to 40kts/150nm
Windsheer Defintition
A large change of wind speed or direction over a short distance, time, or altitude
Ceiling Definition
Height above AGL of lowest cloud base or obscuring phenomenon aloft classified as BKC or OVC
Ceiling Def for Vertical Visability
Vertical visabilty into a surface based total obscuration
Effects of structural Icing
Increased stall Speed
Increased Drag
Decreased Lift
Increased Weight
Thrust Decreases
Temps Where Supercooled Water droplets can be present
0°C to -15C Cumuliform
0C to -10C Stratiform
Front Definition
Boundary Between Two Air Masses
Mountian Wave Activity
20-30kts
5000’ above the trope
From 600 feet down the mountian
Mountian Wave Activity Clouds
Rotor
ACSL
CCSL
Needed For Thunderstorms
moisture Outflows boundry
unstable air Surface heating
Lifting Mountian Winds
Stages of a thunderstorm
Cumulus
Mature. Most Lightning
Dissipating Downdrafts/Microburst
Which Kind of Thunderstorm is worse
Steady State
Jet Stream speeds
50kts or more
Types of Jetstreams
Polar
Subtropical
MPS
Meters Per Second
Visability In fog is
1/2 sm or less
MIFG
Shallow Fog
VS
Vicinity (5-10nm from station)