Forecasting Surface Weather & Depiction Of Cloud Types & Precipitation
Forecasting cloud types is essential to determining precipitation amounts and intensities. The rule of thumb is the lower the cloud base, the higher the potential for precipitation intensity....
Forecasting The Movement & Intensity Of Surface Synoptic Features
The forecasting of surface anticyclogenesis and cyclogenesis are brought forth and how these effect steering and intensity changes with surface features. A main point to remember when forecasting...
When a weather balloon (Radiosonde) is released into the air, it rises up through the air mass and sends back readings to a receiver in raw code. This cod is then plotted on a Skew-T diagram and is...
There are several forces that effect air parcels in an air mass. These forces are what cause the wind to blow in the first place and will have some affect on wind speed and direction. They also...
Drone FAA Certification Study Guide Aviation Weather Sources
[quiz-cat id="2188"] Introduction In aviation, weather service is a combined effort of the National Weather Service (NWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Defense (DOD),...
For the last 50 years, meteorologists have analyzed weather maps of upper air conditions using constant pressure surfaces. These charts are prepared for several mandatory pressure levels twice daily...
