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Chapter 11: Adiabatics, Stability and Cloud Formation (PP ch 8/13)
Elr dalr salrwhy is salr smaller ...,
Neutral stability,
Absolute instabilitycloud precipi...
8  cards
Chapter 12: Cloud Classification (PP ch 12)
Wmocloud levels 3,
Cloud coverageceilometercloud top,
High clouds 3
8  cards
Chapter 13: Precipitation (PP ch 13)
Precipitation theories 2,
Bergeron process,
Coalescence theory
11  cards
Chapter 14: Thunderstorms (PP ch 13)
Ts requirements,
Ts triggers 4,
Cb ts formation
16  cards
Chapter 15: Icing
Scwd concentration and size,
Aircraft skin icing 7 info cloud,
Icing intensityaffects intensity 3
5  cards
Chapter 16: Visibility
Obscuritywhat reduces visibility 3,
Types of obscurity 3 visibility a...,
Fog types 7
16  cards
Chapter 17: Wind (PP ch 10)
Wind measurementdevice velocity d...,
Wind strength 4,
Wind temporary changes 3
15  cards
Chapter 18: Upper Winds and the Jet Stream
Jet streamhow created when is it ...,
Jetstreams n summer,
Jetstreams n winter
6  cards
Chapter 17: Air Masses
Air mass2 characteristics where f...,
Air mass modificationtypes 2 summ...,
Continental air masses 2 source s...
4  cards
Chapter 18: Meteorology: Fronts & Frontal Depressions
Creation destruction of front,
Front neutral surfacewhat is char...,
Frontsfront types around uk 3 whi...
13  cards
Chapter 20: Meteorology
Monsoonswhat is where 5,
Polar air depressionwhat is detec...,
Koeppen global climates 8
11  cards
Chapter 21: Reporting and Forecasting
Reporting standard for meteorolog...,
Wmowhat is functions 2,
Wafswhat is function components 6
9  cards

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