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Course Information
Course Instructor
Getting Started
Aims and Objectives
Global Meteorology
Global Meteorology
Convection in the Troposphere
Divisions of the Atmosphere
Atmospheric Circulation Cells – Overview
Atmospheric Pressure – How Air Movement Affects Surface Pressure
Differential Heating of the Earth
Global Circulation Cells – Three-Cell Model
Global Circulation Cells – Redistributing Heat Around the Earth
Global Circulation – Southern Hemisphere Summer
Global Circulation – Southern Hemisphere Winter
Measuring Air Temperature – The Stevenson Screen
Global Meteorology Practice Exam 1
Synoptic Charts and Winds
Synoptic Charts and Winds
Pressure Gradient Force – Why Wind Blows
No Coriolis Effect? – A Hypothetical World Without Earth’s Rotation
Coriolis Effect – Why Winds Curve Instead of Flowing Straight
Global Winds – The Result of Pressure and Rotation Working Together
The Gradient Wind – What Happens Around Curves?
Geostrophic Wind – A Balance Aloft
Cyclones & Anticyclones – Reading Synoptic Charts
Ridges and Cols – Reading Synoptic Charts for Weather Stability
Troughs – Recognising Areas of Instability on Synoptic Charts
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Summer Patterns (MSL Analysis)
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Winter Patterns (MSL Analysis)
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Buys Ballot’s Law
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Surface Winds
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Backing and Veering
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Surface Wind Patterns on Synoptic Charts
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Sea Breeze Formation
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Land Breeze Formation
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Katabatic Wind (Drainage Wind)
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Anabatic Wind (Upslope Wind)
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Low-Level Jet (LLJ)
Synoptic Charts & Winds – Low-Level Jet: Terrain Interaction
Föhn Wind (Warm Downslope Wind)
Gusts vs Squalls
Diurnal Variation of Wind
Synoptic Charts and Winds Practice Exam 1
Stability
Stability
Latent Heat and Phase Changes of Water
Humidity, Relative Humidity & Dew Point
Stability and the Environmental Lapse Rate
Adiabatic Cooling
Adiabatic Heating
DALR and SALR
Stability – Stable Environment
Stability – Unstable Environment
Stability – Conditionally Stable Environment
Stability – Föhn Wind
Stability Practice Exam 1
Inversion Layers
Inversion Layers
Types of Inversions and Stability
Radiation (Surface) Inversions
Subsidence Inversion
Frontal Inversion
Inversion Layers Practice Exam 1
Clouds
Clouds
Cloud Formation
Clouds: Convection, Orographic Lifting & Frontal Lifting
Clouds: Convergence, Turbulence & Latitudinal Heating
Clouds: Dissipation
Clouds – Precipitation / Mixing with Drier Air
Clouds – Subsidence / Warming by Radiation
Types of Clouds
Cirrus – High Level Cloud
Cirrocumulus – High Level Cloud
Cirrostratus – High Level Cloud
Altocumulus – Medium Level Cloud
Altostratus – Medium Level Cloud
Nimbostratus – Low Level Cloud
Stratocumulus – Low Level Cloud
Stratus – Low Level Cloud
Cumulus – Low Level Cloud
Cumulonimbus – Low Level Cloud
Clouds Practice Exam 1
Fronts
Fronts
Fronts – Definitions:
Fronts – Backing of Wind with the Passing of a Cold Front
Fronts – Passage of a Warm Front
Fronts – Passage of a Cold Front
The Occluded Front
The Occluded Front Continued
Fronts – Summary
Fronts Practice Exam 1
Meteorological Hazards
Meteorological Hazards
Fog
Formation of Fog
Dissipation of Fog
Advection Fog
Operational Significance of Fog
Mountain or Standing Waves
Mountain/Standing Waves – Necessary Conditions
Mountain/Standing Waves – Pilot Actions
Icing
Rime Ice
Clear Ice
Conditions for Icing
Freezing Rain / Hoar Frost
Icing – Frost
Icing – Pilot Actions
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorm Formation
Coldstream and Convergence Thunderstorms
Heat and Frontal Thunderstorms
Orographic and Nocturnal Thunderstorms
Stages of a Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm Hazards (Expanded)
Microbursts, Tornadoes, Dust Storms
Tropical Cyclones
Stages of a Tropical Cyclone
Strongest Winds in a Tropical Cyclone
Meteorological Hazards Practice Exam 1
Operational Meteorology
Operational Meteorology
Overview
Meteorology Requirements for VFR Flights
Cloud Height
Cloud Amount
Cloud Amount Continued
Thunderstorms
Visibility
Weather Codes
CAVOK
Wind
Windsocks
FM and BECMG
TEMPO, INTER and PROB
GAF/GPWT Intro
GAF
GAF Example NSW-E
GAF Example QLD-S
GAF Validity and Structure
GAF SUB Area
Critical Locations (GAFs)
GPWT – Grid Point Wind Temperature Forecasts
GPWT – Grid Point Wind Temperature Continued
SIGMET/AIRMET/AIREP
SIGMET
SIGMET / AIRMET Breakdown
AIRMET
AIRREP / SHORT AIRREP / AIRREP SPECIAL
TAF
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) continued
FM Periods in TAF
INTER and TEMPO
Probs
Forecast QNH and Temperature
Forecast QNH and Temperatures – Cold Front Scenario
METAR / SPECI / TAF3
METARs and SPECIs – When and Why They’re Issued
AUTO
METAR Example – Interpreting an Automated Report
METAR / SPECI Examples – Interpreting Real Reports
TAF3 and Aerodrome Forecast Categories
TAF3 Defence Locations & Fuel / Alternate Exemptions
TAF3 Overview
TAF3 Locations (Civil + Defence)
TAF3 Forecast Validity and Issue Timing
TAF3 “Perks” Within First 3 Hours
TAF3 – Buffer and Alternate Rules Recap
TAF3 Recap (again!)
INTER/TEMPO Holding Fuel Buffer Variation When Using a TAF3
Radio Forecasts and Reports Intro
ATIS – Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATIS In Detail
AWIS / WATIR
VOLMET
Alternates Intro
Alternate Requirements
Alternate Requirements – Weather
Holding Instead of Planning an Alternate
Alternate Requirements in Thunderstorm and Severe Turbulence Conditions
FM and BECMG Alternate Requirements
INTER/TEMPO Additional Rules
Alternate Requirements – TAF3 (Trend Type Forecasts)
Alternate Requirements – Worked Examples
Another Alternate Example
Check your references (in your AIP)
CASA Old TAF Examples – New Format
Example 1 TAF’s
Example 2 TAF’s
Example 3 TAF’s
Example 4 TAF’s
Example 5 TAF’s
Operational Meteorology Practice Exam 1
Operational Meteorology Practice Exam 2
Operational Meteorology Practice Exam 3