This meteorology manual is first intended for aeronautical users. As it is an initiation for many students, it is not weighed down with in-depth theoretical developments, or with meaningless equations. It is really intended to help you understand the essentials, the most basic atmospheric principles and mechanisms. You will see that it is not too simplistic or popular. The atmosphere is complex and you will perhaps discover this.

It goes without saying that this book includes all the knowledge required for the FCL European programme in its most complete version, the Air Transport Pilot Licence. The language and symbols used, as the illustrations, are essentially aeronautical.

Additional information (yellow boxes) or anecdotes (blue boxes) are added to the subject.

This manual is not intended to bore you, but to give you good knowledge of meteorology and help to improve safety and efficiency in aviation.»

This manual has been written by Mr H. Hallot, Mr D. Labyt and Mr JH. Robres, teachers in the French national university for meteorology (ENM) and in the French national university for aviation (ENAC).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to meteorology

FIRST PART : GENERAL METEOROLOGY

Chapter 1THE ATMOSPHERE
Chapter 2ENERGY AND TEMPERATURE

Chapter 3ATMOPHERIC PRESSURE

Chapter 4WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Chapter 5CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATIONS

Chapter 6ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENT: THE WIND

Chapter 7GENERAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION

Chapter 8DISTURBANCES AROUND THE SYNOPTIC SCALE, AIR MASSES AND FRONTOLOGY

Chapter 9LOCAL SCALE METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA

Annex ACLIMATE OVERWIEW

SECOND PART : AVIATION METEOROLOGY Introduction to aviation meteorology

Chapter 10PRELIMINARY REMARKS

Chapter 11ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY

Chapter 12ICING AND OTHER TYPES OF CONTAMINATION

Chapter 13ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE

Chapter 14WINDSHEAR

Chapter 15CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS - Thunderstorm and hail

Chapter 16JETS

Chapter 17VOLCANIC ASH CLOUDS

Chapter 18IONISING RADIATIONS – STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

Annex BBAROMETRIC ALTIMETRY P427