Class Meteorology

The Meteorology Course focuses on raising awareness and providing students with knowledge in order to understand Meteorology and its degree of importance in the Aeronautics sector. The Meteorology UC emphasizes the relevance of information sources, the quality and integrity of weather data, and the relevance of the topic for entering the labor market. It is intended, therefore, to provide the student with the necessary skills and competences to enable him to identify and use the knowledge, expertise and procedures required in the field of Meteorology, namely in the analysis and forecast of Weather in general that applies to Aeronautics.

Not applicable

Atmosphere. Heat transfers, driving processes, convection and advection; Inversions. Atmospheric pressure and reduction to MSL; Air density: ratio with pressure and temperature. ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA), altimeter, altimetry; Altimetric reading calculations. Wind: its three primary causes; Friction layer variations. Global circulation of the atmosphere; Anabolic and catabatic winds. Mountain waves, Turbulence and Clear Air Turbulence (CAT). Jet Streams: Features. Thermodynamics and Physical states of water in the atmosphere and adiabatic processes. Clouds, types and conditions of flight inside; Types of fog, precipitation and relation to clouds. Air masses; Types of fronts. Pressure systems and different types. Climatology, FIT; Other general phenomena. Meteo hazards in flight; Ice, CAT, others. Cumulonimbus and associated phenomena. Meteo information. Weather charts. Weather Information Exchange Models and Schema (WXCM-WXXM-WXXS).

Individual investigation by the student of a topic (proposed/chosen by the student). Preparation of an explanatory document of the subject studied, to be distributed to the other students in the class, and presented in the context of class.

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