Met Flashcards

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Bora Wind

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cold Katabatic wind flowing north across europe to adriatic sea

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Mistral wind

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Northerly wind blowing across Southern Europe

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Sirocco

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Warm wind blowing from N Africa to Med

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Harmattan

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Dusty NE wind from Sahara Desert to West Africa

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4
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Relationship between QNH and QFF re temp

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QNH > QFF if temp > ISA when above MSL

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5
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ITCZ winds

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NE to the north of ITCZ

SE to the South of the ITCZ

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6
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ISA atmosphere

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1013mb
15 deg C
2 Deg per 1000 ft
Tropopause at

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Stratosphere Temperature

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constant

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8
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Height formula per mb change

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96 x temp in deg kelvin divided by pressure at height

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9
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tropopause height at equator

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16km

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10
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tropopause height mid latitudes

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11km

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11
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tropopause height at poles

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8 km

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12
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What type of occlusions are common when

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cold occlusions in the summer, warm in the winter

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13
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What does the wind do with the passage of a front

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veers

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14
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When Temp in TAF, define tempo

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for a period up to 60 minutes

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