Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
PARTIWHATYOUSHOULDKNOWABOUTWEATHER
CHAPTER1THEEARTH'SATMOSPHERE
Composition
VerticalStructure
TheStandardAtmosphere
DensityandHypoxia
CHAPTER2TEMPERATURE
TemperatureScales
HeatandTemperature
TemperatureVariations
InClosing
CHAPTER3ATMOSPHERICPRESSUREANDALTIMETRY
AtmosphericPressure
Altimetry
InClosing
CHAPTER4WIND
Convection
PressureGradientForce
CoriolisForce
TheGeneralCirculation
Friction
TheJetStream
LocalandSmallScaleWinds
WindShear
Wind,PressureSystemsandWeather
CHAPTER5MOISTURE,CLOUDFORMATIONANDPRECIPITATION
WaterVapor
ChangeofState
CloudFormation
Precipitation
LandandWaterEffects
InClosing
CHAPTER6STABLEANDUNSTABLEAIR
ChangesWithinUpwardandDownwardMovingAir
StabilityandInstability
WhatDoesItAllMean?
CHAPTER7CLOUDS
Identification
SignpostsintheSky
CHAPTER8AIRMASSESANDFRONTS
AirMasses
Fronts
FrontsandFlightPlanning
CHAPTER9TURBULENCE
ConvectiveCurrents
ObstructionstoWindFlow
WindShear
WakeTurbulence
InClosing
CHAPTER10ICING
StructuralIcing
InductionSystemIcing
InstrumentIcing
IcingandCloudTypes
OtherFactorsinIcing
GroundIcing
Frost
InClosing
CHAPTER11THUNDERSTORMS
WhereandWhen?
TheyDon'tJustHappen
TheInsideStory
RoughandRougher
Hazards
ThunderstormsandRadar
Do'sandDon'tsofThunderstormFlying
CHAPTER12COMMONIFRPRODUCERS
Fog
LowStratusClouds
HazeandSmoke
BlowingRestrictionstoVisibility
Precipitation
ObscuredorPartiallyObscuredSky
InClosing
PARTIIOVERANDBEYOND
CHAPTER13HIGHALTITUDEWEATHER
TheTropopause
TheJetStream
CirrusClouds
CleanAirTurbulence
CondensationTrails
HazeLayers
CanopyStatic
Icing
Thunderstorms
CHAPTER14ARCTICWEATHER
Climate,AirMassesandFronts
ArcticPeculiarities
WeatherHazards
ArcticFlyingWeather
InClosing
CHAPTER15TROPICALWEATHER
Circulation
TransitorySystems
CHAPTER16SOARINGWEATHER
ThermalSoaring
FrontalSoaring
SeaBreezeSoaring
RidgeorHillSoaring
MountainWaveSoaring
InClosing
GlossaryofWeatherTerms
Index Abstract
Specifies necessity for every pilot to learn to appreciate good weather, to recognize and respect marginal or hazardous weather, and to avoid violent weather when the atmosphere is on its most cantankerous behavior. The real purpose of this manual is to learn to recognize potential trouble and make sound flight decisions before it is too late.
