CPL - Meteorology Flashcards

Decks in this Class (11):

• Met The Atmosphere

  Met - The Atmosphere

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  which layer of the atmosphere absorbs th,

  the isothermal layer has a temperature,

  the layer of atmosphere in which most co
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• Met Global Winds

  Met - Global Winds

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  when thinking about the coriolis effect,

  a backing wind is changing direction whi,

  coriolis effect rotation clockwise defle
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• Met Local Winds

  Met - Local Winds

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  are costal areas subject to diurnal vari,

  do anabatic winds effect operations,

  diurnal variation means
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• Met Water In The Atmosphere

  Met - Water in the Atmosphere

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  instability exists when,

  what can increase the elr,

  the amount of water vapor a parcle of ai
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• Met Cloud Formation

  Met - Cloud Formation

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  cumuliform clouds are than the environme,

  what 3 places does convergence take plac,

  cumuliform clouds are most likely to dev
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• Met Air Masses And Fronts

  Met - Air Masses and Fronts

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  describe how a cold pool of air occurs,

  a col is,

  describe the 5 types of air masses
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• Met Fog

  Met - Fog

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  describe how advection fog forms,

  state 3 main facts about advection fog,

  what may radiation fog do before it diss
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• Met Mountain Waves

  Met - Mountain Waves

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  how should you approach a mountain range,

  what type of clouds indicate mountain wa,

  the crests of the mountain waves can be
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• Met Airframe Icing

  Met - Airframe Icing

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  what will cause a super cooled water dro,

  why is airframe ice not possible beyond,

  rime ice forms in the following types of
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• Met Operational

  Met - Operational

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  a sigmet contains advice of severe meteo,

  the term nosig means,

  the period of validity of a ttf is
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• Met Practice Exam Questions

  Met - Practice Exam Questions

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  the effect of hoar frost forming on the,

  one of the prerequisites for the formati,

  a strong pressure gradient is normally a
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