Climatology for Airline Pilots
£37.50
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Global air circulation |
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A global overview |
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Upper winds & jet streams |
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Easterly waves |
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The inter-tropical convergance zone |
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Tropical storms |
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Upper air |
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Tropospheric heights |
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Polar climates |
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Route & area climatology |
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North Atlantic climatology |
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Weather throughout the world |
'Climatology for Airline Pilots' by H.R. Quantick Climatology, particularly the study of difficult and demanding weather conditions - is of major importance to pilots now that aeroplanes fly over previously unavailable routes, such as the North Pole and take direct routes over very large oceans. This book is an essential reference therefore for Airline Transport Pilots, students and instructors and will also be of interest to operational route staff and students of climatology. It is a unique source of reference and study of many aspects of this important subject for the pilot that is not addressed in existing books. It provides detail on subjects such as arid climates, tropical storms and upper tropospheric winds and temperatures and concentrates on aspects of climatology that are important for modern aviation, including temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, winds and regional climatic environments from around the world. Illustrated throughout with photographs, line drawings and tables. Soft. 284 pages.
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