THE
SYLLABUS OF AVIATION METEOROLOGY IS AS FOLLOWS :
1.1
The Atmosphere
a)
Composition, extent, vertical division
b)
Temperature
- vertical distribution of
temperature
- transfer of heat: solar
and terrestrial radiation, conduction, convection, advection and turbulence
- lapse rate, stability and
instability
- development of
inversions, types of inversions
- temperature near the
earth’s surface, surface effects, diurnal
- variation, effect of
clouds, effect of wind
c)
Atmospheric pressure
- barometric pressure,
isobars
- pressure variation with
height, contours (isohypses)
- reduction of pressure to
mean sea level, QFF
- surface low/upper-air
low, surface high/upper-air high-precipitation
d)
Atmospheric density : interrelationship of pressure, temperature and density
