Guia docente 2024_25 Escola de Enxeñaría Aeronáutica e do Espazo

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Atmosphere and meteorology	The atmosphere Composition and structure Meteors
Instrumentation and meteorological information	The meteorological organisation for the support to the aerial navigation Meteorological observations in airfields Meteorological observations from aircraft Aeronautical meteorological Information
Thermodynamics and stability	Sounding data Isobaric and adiabatic condensation Aerological diagrams Temperature and humidity parameters and stability levels Stability assessment
Wind	Introduction Equation of movement Horizontal flow Thermal wind Wind structure in the PBL Mountains and wind
Clouds microphysics	Aerosols Previous concepts Warm clouds Cold clouds
Convection	Previous concepts Convective storms Dynamics of supercells Electricity Downburst Mesoscale convective systems (MCS)
Tropical and extratropical cyclones	Tropical cyclones Transition Extratropical cyclones
Visibility and particles	Introduction Factors affecting visibility Fogs and strata Duststorms Volcanic ashes
Meteorological prediction	Prediction Numerical weather prediction