JPATS Weather - NETC
JPATS Weather - NETC
JPATS Weather - NETC
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<strong>JPATS</strong> AVIATION WEATHER BOOKLET<br />
<strong>JPATS</strong> AVIATION WEATHER BOOKLET<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. i.<br />
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... ii.<br />
TABLE OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. iii.<br />
JX101 - ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE ............................................................................... 1-1<br />
THE ATMOSPHERE ........................................................................................................... 1-1<br />
ALTITUDE MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................... 1-5<br />
JX102 - ATMOSPHERIC MECHANICS ............................................................................... 2-1<br />
WINDS ................................................................................................................................... 2-1<br />
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE .......................................................................................... 2-11<br />
CLOUDS .............................................................................................................................. 2-13<br />
ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY .......................................................................................... 2-17<br />
JX103 FRONTAL MECHANICS ............................................................................................ 3-1<br />
AIR MASSES ........................................................................................................................ 3-1<br />
COLD FRONTS .................................................................................................................... 3-9<br />
WARM FRONTS ................................................................................................................ 3-12<br />
OCCLUDED FRONTS ....................................................................................................... 3-14<br />
JX104 WEATHER HAZARDS ................................................................................................ 4-1<br />
TURBULENCE DEFINED AND CLASSIFIED ............................................................... 4-1<br />
AIRCRAFT ICING ............................................................................................................. 4-10<br />
EFFECTS AND HAZARDS OF STRUCTURAL ICING .............................................. 4-12<br />
OTHER TYPES OF AIRCRAFT ICING ......................................................................... 4-13<br />
MINIMIZING OR AVOIDING ICING HAZARDS ....................................................... 4-14<br />
VISIBILITY DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................. 4-17<br />
SKY COVERAGE AND CEILINGS ................................................................................ 4-19<br />
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