Learn Aviation Meteorology

Name: Learn Aviation Meteorology
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To gain a better understanding of Meteorology

Created byAffan Ahmed

Last updated 12/2021

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What you'll learn

Students will learn all the main contents of Aviation Meteorology
Students will gain a better understanding of meteorologists deductions
Students will learn a better understanding of meteorologists documentation
Students will learn a better understanding of in-flight hazards

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 51m total length

Introduction1:24
Explore aviation meteorology fundamentals, including the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, density, altimetry, temperature, humidity, turbulence, icing, and in-flight hazards, with data collection and forecasting concepts.
The Atmosphere7:37
Study the atmosphere, its definition and key constituents: nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. Explore its structure from troposphere to stratosphere, including the tropopause and international standard atmosphere.
Atmospheric Pressure4:17
Explore atmospheric pressure, its units such as bar and millibar, how pressure decreases with height, and how mercury and aneroid barometers measure it, with QNH and QFE to MSL.
Density1:50
Explore how pressure changes alter density and density altitude in aviation meteorology. Learn how heating lowers density as air expands and how density is inversely related to temperature.
Pressure Systems9:32
Explore pressure systems, including depressions (lows) and anticyclones (highs), and their effects on clouds, precipitation, wind, and visibility, with emphasis on fronts, isobars, and pressure gradients.
Altimetry7:13
Learn how the altimeter measures pressure and displays height with qnh settings, explains errors and terrain clearance, and covers transition altitude, transition level concepts, and minimum flight level.
Temperature4:25
Explore how temperature governs the atmosphere and how solar and terrestrial radiation, conduction, convection, and condensation drive heating, latent heat release, and lapse rate variations with height.
Humidity5:48
Explore humidity in aviation meteorology by defining latent heat and processes - evaporation, condensation, saturation, condensation nuclei, sublimation, and deposition. Learn how dew point and dry-bulb temperature govern humidity.
Turbulence4:28
Explore turbulence in aviation meteorology, including friction layer and mechanical and clear air turbulence, plus jet stream effects and cloud-related up and down drafts.
Last Chapter : Icing4:29
Examine how airframe icing degrades aerodynamics, increases drag and stall speed, and affects stability, fuel use, and control, with engine icing considerations.

Requirements

Just a basic knowledge of aviation field

Description

The earth is surrounded by a large envelope of gases called atmosphere. The condition of the atmosphere and the changes it undergoes influence all physical, chemical and biological activities over the earth. The study pertaining to lower atmosphere and its changes is called atmosphere physics or meteorology. In modern usage, meteorology denotes the science of weather and includes the study of atmospheric phenomena.

Meteorology is important because of the impact of air conditions on life.

First of all weather forecasting has vital role in urban administration. Cities preparing extreme weather conditions such as tornadoes, snowstorms in order to prevent disasters.

Second, long term weather forecasting is important for agriculture. Drought can cause starvation. Meteorology is important for farmers since crops need water to grow up.

Meteorology is also important for both air and marine transportation. Windy weather effect planes and ships. Lightnings can be dangerous for planes. Sea waves give hard times to ships. Airports stop their operations and ships stay on harbors in extreme weather conditions.

Meteorology is the branch of science dealing with the earth’s atmosphere and the physical processes occurring in it”

REASONS FOR STUDYING METEOROLOGY

To gain a better understanding of meteorologists’ deductions
To gain a better understanding of meteorologists’ documentation
To gain a better understanding of in-flight hazards.
To gain a better understanding of data and its collection.
To gain a better understanding of self-forecasting

In This course you will learn

THE ATMOSPHERE.

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.

DENSITY.

PRESSURE SYSTEMS.

ALTIMETRY.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMIDITY.

TURBULENCE.

ICING.

Who this course is for:

Students who wants to learn aviation meteorology