Aviation Weather: AC 00-6B: Latest Edition: Aug. 2016 (FAA Knowledge Series Book 8)

This FAA advisory circular provides weather knowledge considered essential for most pilots. It is intended to provide basic weather information that all airmen must know, and to be used as a resource for pilot and dispatcher training programs. This publication supplements its companion manual, the current edition of AC 00-45H Aviation Weather Services, which explains U.S. aviation weather products and services.

Contents Include:

The Earth’s Atmosphere

Heat and Temperature

Water Vapor

Earth-Atmosphere Heat Imbalances

Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry

Weather Charts

Wind

Global Circulations and Jet Streams

Local Winds

Air Masses, Fronts, and the Wave Cyclone Model

Vertical Motion and Cloud Formation

Atmospheric Stability

Clouds

Precipitation

Adverse Wind

Weather, Obstructions to Visibility, Low Ceiling, and Mountain Obscuration

Turbulence

Icing

Thunderstorms

Weather Radar

Tropical Weather

Arctic Weather

Space Weather
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07913P1N7
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 13, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 12.5 MB
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Format ‏ : ‎ Print Replica
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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