Short description
Covering both large and small-scale weather systems and illustrated with line drawings, graphs and satellite photographs throughout, this edition has been fully revised and updated.
Long description
Covering both large and small-scale weather systems and illustrated with line drawings, graphs and satellite photographs throughout, this new edition of "Meteorology and Flight" has been fully revised and updated. Practical and comprehensive, it includes: the development of depressions and anticyclones; fronts; convection, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds; waves, wave flow and how to fly in waves; local winds; airflow over ridges and mountains; visibility; weather maps and forecasting; METAR and TAF reports; and MetFAX services.