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ATPL Meteorology Questions in English

Practise Meteorology

Assuming that an initial 'trigger' force is present, the conditions most likely to result in the formation of thunderstorms are 4 Answers After a sunny day, followed by a long clear night, you take-off from an airfield at mid- latitudes in the northern hemisphere an hour before sunrise. The field is not situated close to the coast. Though the pressure gradient is rather large, the easterly surface wind is weak. What do you expect? 4 Answers When a moist frontal air mass is lifted on the windward side of a mountain range, how is its cloud and precipitation activity usually affected? 4 Answers What is the meaning of the expression 'FEW'? 4 Answers The upper wind and temperature chart of 250 hPa corresponds, in a standard atmosphere, to about 4 Answers What does the expression 'Broken (BKN)' mean? 4 Answers Over Madrid, what intensity of turbulence and icing is forecast at FL 200? 4 Answers Which degree of aircraft turbulence is determined by the following ICAO description?'There may be moderate changes in aircraft attitude and/or altitude but the aircraft remains in positive control at all times. Usually, small variations in air speed. Changes in accelerometer readings of 0.5 to 1.0 g at the aircraft's centre of gravity. Occupants feel strain against seat belts. Loose objects move about. Food service and walking are difficult.' 4 Answers What name is given to the jet stream lying over North Africa (B)? 4 Answers On this schematic map, what is the name of the easterly jet stream marked A across southern India? 4 Answers

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