Reports sent by pilots who have recently flown through an area and can keep other crews informed of the changing weather conditions
Why has ISA been established? (2)
to provide a common reference for standardization of aircraft performance (assessment, comparison) and is used by pilots to calibrate the flight instruments
What does 'tentative' mean?
not definite or certain, and may be changed later:
What is the amount of water vapor in the air?
humidity
Where can the protective ozon layer be found? What does it protect us against?
In stratosphere; against harmful sun radiation
Define surface wind currents.
Steady large- scale winds that blow in a particular area/ in given latitudes caused by changes in temperature and Coriolis effect
Explain what slush is.
Snow that is starting to melt on the ground
Explain what sleet is.
A mixture of rain and snow
What are tropopause folds?
places where cool air meets hot air 40o, 55o, 60-700
What is the stratification of atmosphere based on?
Changes in temperature
What is the atmosphere made up of?
nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) and other 1% of so called trace gases (argon, helium, water vapor, carbon dioxide…)
Explain the greenhouse effect.
heat is trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
Define the atmosphere
a layer of gases up to 40-kilometer altitude that is kept to the Earth due to the gravity force