Weather Theory
The 5 layers of the atmosphere in order
What are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere?
The acronym for Mist
What is BR?
NCWF
What is the National Convective Weather Forecast?
What is Flight Service?
Adiabatic lapse rate
What is the change in temperature with a change in altitude of an air parcel?
The force that causes objects to more to the right or left due to the earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis Effect?
Forecast of incoming thunderstorm activity
What is Convective Outlook Chart
NWS
What is the National Weather Service?
What is the doppler effect?
A front
Monitors thunderstorm activity over 3 days
What is Convective Outlook (AC)?
CIP
What is Current Icing Product?
What is 1-800-WX-BRIEF?
Future predictions
What are prog charts?
When a single cell circulation beaks up into three cells
What is the Three Cell Circulation Pattern?
A report that includes the type of aircraft
What is a PIREP?
VAFTAD
What is Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion Chart?
What is outlook briefing?
20 to 90 minutes
What is the mature stage?
Gives wind speed, direction, and temperature at a certain altitude
ADDS
What is Aviation Digital Data Service?
What is Lightning Detection Equipment?
The amount of lightning strikes produced by a thunderstorm per minute
What is 3 to 4 lightning strikes?