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Decks in this class (22)

The Atmosphere
Im kilometres and feet what altit...,
What sphere is the ozone layer lo...,
In the troposphere temperature de...
40  cards
Meteorological Information
What does sev mtw stand for,
What is the vicinity of metar,
What does shra stand for
27  cards
Tempurature And Heating
What is the average kinetic energ...,
Celcius f 32 x fraction,
What does a stevenson screen measure
32  cards
Atmospheric Pressure
What pressure reduces aircraft pe...,
Whats the pressure at 18 000ft,
What does ab aneroid capsule measure
17  cards
Meterorological Observation
What does a ground based weather ...,
What precipitation has a high ref...,
What precipitation has a high ref...
23  cards
Atmospheric Density
What happens to density if pressu...,
Blank density reduces aircraft pe...,
If temperature increases then den...
8  cards
Pressure Systems
What is the itcz,
What type of pressure happens at ...,
What pressure do we get at diverg...
35  cards
Humidity
In micrometers what is the diamet...,
In micrometers what is the diamet...,
What measures humidity
9  cards
Altimetry
If height is being used in a ques...,
What travelling from west to east...,
When flying from east to west wha...
23  cards
Stability And Cloud Formation
Whats the verticle movement of ai...,
Whats the horizontal movement of ...,
What altitude is the friction layer
42  cards
Cloud Classification
What is a stratus cloud,
Whats a cumulus cloud,
Whats a cirrus cloud
39  cards
Precipitation
What happens to an engine when th...,
What is the average diameter of a...,
What are the two processes of sma...
30  cards
Thunderstorms
What is the definition for a thun...,
What are the three things needed ...,
During an initial stage of a stor...
27  cards
Icing
Water can remain super cooled dow...,
At what speed is ice more likely,
What ice forms when the water dro...
20  cards
Visibility
What winds conditions are good fo...,
What time of day does radiation f...,
What is advection fog
12  cards
Low Level Winds
An anometer measures black at bla...,
Hurricane force winds are winds a...,
A squall is a gust lasting more t...
25  cards
Upper Level Winds
Cold air pressurereduces slowly q...,
Warm air pressurereduces slowly q...,
To be a jet stream the wind has t...
38  cards
Windshear Turbulence
What cloud comes after a cold front,
What comes straight before a cold...,
How often is a low level windshea...
8  cards
Air Mass
Where does a maritime airmass start,
If air is cooled from below it is...,
If air is warmed from below it is...
7  cards
Fronts And Frontal Depressions
Cyclqgenesis is the name used to ...,
Where would you find the northern...,
Where would you find the northern...
20  cards
Non Frontal Depressions
What is the largest example of a ...,
To be a tropical storm what must ...,
What side of the tropical revolvi...
17  cards
Climates
When are the two main rainy seaso...,
Why does it rain in the tropical ...
2  cards

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