Instrumentation and meteorological information |
Meteorological observations in airfields
Meteorological observations from aircraft
The meteorological radar
Satellites
Aeronautical meteorological Information |
Wind |
Introduction
Equation of movement
Horizontal flow
Isobaric coordinates
Thermal wind
Wind structure in the PBL
Mountains and wind
Effects on the flight |
Convection |
Previous concepts
Convective storms
Dynamics of supercells
Electricity
Downburst
Mesoscale convective systems (MCS)
Effects on the flight |
Depressions |
Introduction
Tropical cyclones
Extratropical cyclones
Thermal lows
Effects on the flight |
Meteorology and space operations |
Fundamental characteristics
Launching conditions
Reentry conditions
Influence in orbit |