Wind and Radar
Atmosphere
Charts and Reports
Airmasses and Fronts
Met Random
100
In a climb out of an airport a pilot can expect the wind direction to do this and the velocity to do this.
Veer and Increase
100
The three principle processes in the atmosphere are these.
Expansion, compression, mobility
100
Dashed lines on analysis charts are called ISOTHERMS and are lines of Equal _________
Temperature
100
The end of a Front is formally given this term.
Frontolysis
100
Come up and draw the symbol for "Severe Turbulence"
200
This is the term for Storms closest to the Radar site reflecting and absorbing most of the radar energy, and as a result, only a reduced amount of energy is available to detect distant storms.
Beam Attenuation
200
Taylor Swift just finished an epic worldwide Tour. The Tour was called this.
Eras Tour
200
A Pilot Report of weather Conditions at an Observing Site is called this.
PIREP
200
Convective Thunder Clouds would be found around this type of Front.
Cold Front
200
CCA on a GFA indicates what?
A Correction for forecasted weather phenomena that failed to occur.
300
Modern GOES Satellites update every _____________ minutes.
15 minutes
300
There are three general types of icing in weather reports. They are ...
Rime, clear, mixed
300
A short term weather advisory intended for aircraft in flight is called this.
AIRMET
300
continental and maritime refer to this these 2 types of Air Masses
dry and moist
300
In a SPECI, which of these 4 is not reported? Weather and obstruction to vision, dewpoint, visibility, wind
Dewpoint
400
When the Coriolis Force and the Pressure Gradient Force or in balance, or equal, the wind is said to be this.
Geostrophic
400
Which of these Airmasses has the lowest tropopause height? mA, cA, mP, mT
cA, Continental Arctic
400
On a GFA, the elevation of the freezing level is shown in intervals of this.
2500 feet
400
Common Airmasses found in Canada are ...
cA, mA, mP, mT
400
A SIGMET automatically amends this current report and describes weather up to an including this altitude
GFA 60,000 ft
500
With passage of a Cold Front, winds can be expected to veer and increase. This means they will change in this direction.
Change Clockwise
500
700hPa refers to this Standard Altitude height
10000 ft
500
Solid Lines on an Analysis Chart depicting equal altitude are called this.
Contours
500
The slope, in degrees of a Warm Front is this.
1/2 degree
500
Given the following, PL, RA, SN, FZRA, in the winter, you are approaching a warm front from the cold air side. In what order will you experience the various types of precipitation?
SN, PL, FZRA, RA