Meteorology Flashcards
1
Q
Humidity when whet and dry bulb readings are the same?
A
100% humidity or rain.
2
Q
ALRS volume for met information?
A
Vol. 3
Frequencies for weather routing services, weather fax services, broadcast weather forecasts.
3
Q
How to tell which side of a weather system you are in?
A
Buy Ballot’s law, wind direction.
4
Q
Northern hemisphere:
Which direction does a LP system revolve?
A
Anticlockwise
5
Q
________ fog may occur especially if the temperature of the air in advance of the front is very low.
A
Occlusion
&
Frontal
6
Q
Sources of met info at sea?
A
VHF / MF / HF
Navtex
Weather fax
Own ship
Sat C
Weather fax
7
Q
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