aviation weather 3

1. Describe the weather phenomenon’s that are associated with individual clouds.

2. Define airmasses of the different types and their characteristics related to moisture, temperature and stability.

3. What are the different source regions and how do they change as they move over other sources of air mass?

4. What is a front and what happens to the atmosphere when crossing the front?

5. Describe the characteristics of a warm, cold, occulted, and stationary front. What are their unique characteristics?

6. Define these terms: frontal zone, cyclogenesis, wave cyclones, incipient stage warm sector, wind shear, dissipating stage, common clouds, and shortwave troughs.

7. What is a convective current? How are they formed and what effect will they have on an aircraft?

8. What turbulence is caused by obstruction and how does it relate to airport operations?

9. Describe a mountain wave formation and the hazards associated with it.

10. How do the properties of convection gradient force in the atmosphere relate?

11. How does friction effect wind in relationship to isobars?