CDC 1W051A VOLUME 1:
General Meteorology and Surface Weather Observations
1W051A 01 1107, Edit Code 05
AFSC 1W051
Meters for both.
Statute miles for both.
Statute miles for US stations and meters for overseas stations.
Meters for US stations and statute miles for overseas stations.
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MTk.
MPw.
CPk.
CT.
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Cold barotropic low that forms during the winter.
Cold barotropic low that forms during the summer.
Warm barotropic low that forms during the winter.
Warm barotropic low that forms during the summer.
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Intense thunderstorm activity.
Wind gusts over 35 knots in speed.
Cumulonimbus mammatus clouds.
The funnel-shaped appendage that hangs from the base of the cloud.
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Ozone gas.
Argon gas.
Carbon dioxide.
Gaseous nitrogen.
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To the right.
To the left.
Downward.
Upward.
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In the region of difluence of the STJ and polar front jet (PFJ).
In the region of confluence of the STJ and PFJ.
The STJ’s eastern most extension.
The STJ’S western most extension.
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Often develop more than 400 miles apart.
Suggest that the jet stream is beginning to dissipate.
Are somewhat rare and usually occur either singly or in pairs.
Are formed during periods when the jet stream is well organized and the core exceeds 100kts.
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Increase.
Decrease.
Remain steady.
Do nothing, pressure is not affected by mass.
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Ten minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Immediately after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Fifteen minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Twenty minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
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Inertia.
Coriolis.
Centrifugal.
Centripetal.
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CPks.
CPws.
CTws.
CTku.
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Hail.
Heavy snow.
Thunderstorms.
Freezing precipitation.
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Divergence and surface low pressure.
Forming or deepening.
Dissipating or filling.
Forming or filling.
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Filling.
Building.
Deepening.
Weakening.
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Barotropic highs.
Barotropic lows.
Baroclinic high.
Baroclinic lows.
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Divergence aloft.
Convergence aloft.
Cold-air advection.
Warm-air advection.
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Clockwise direction starting with the northernmost sector.
Clockwise direction starting with the southernmost sector.
Counterclockwise direction starting with the northernmost sector.
Counterclockwise direction starting with the southernmost sector.
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1,000 feet.
1,600 feet.
1,300 feet.
1,000 to 1,600 feet varying.
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Snow.
Ice crystals.
Ice pellets.
Snow grains.
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Blowing spray, and blowing sand.
Freezing fog, and blowing sand.
Freezing fog, and blowing dust.
Freezing fog, and blowing spray.
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3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
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MTwu.
MTws.
MTku.
MTks.
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Divergence aloft.
Adiabatic cooling aloft.
Adiabatic warming aloft.
Divergence at the surface.
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Negative vorticity advection.
Positive vorticity advection.
Convergence aloft.
Divergence aloft.
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Rotor.
Lenticular.
Foehn wall.
Castellanus.
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Gust.
Squall.
Wind shift.
Variable wind.
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Oxygen and ozone.
Ozone and water vapor.
Oxygen and water vapor.
Ozone and carbon dioxide.
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The cyclonic rotation of the earth.
The anticyclonic rotation of the earth.
An opposing force to pressure gradient.
An apparent force, and therefore, it does not exist.
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By electromagnetic waves.
Horizontally by the wind.
Vertically by the wind.
By molecular motion.
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Uniform surface, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Must be over water, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Any nonuniform surface, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Must be over smooth land, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
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Loss of heat by radiation.
Loss of heat by conduction.
Transport of heat by turbulence.
Transport of heat by evaporation and condensation.
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Divergence and surface low pressure.
Divergence and surface high pressure.
Convergence and surface low pressure.
Convergence and surface high pressure.
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Mature stage.
Dissipation stage.
Wave initiation stage.
Wave intensification stage.
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Cumulus-L1.
Cumulonimbus-L9.
Cumulonimbus-L3.
Towering cumulus-L2.
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Movement.
Appearance.
The color of the elements.
The size of the elements.
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Sky condition.
Sky cover.
A ceiling.
A layer.
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True north.
True south.
Magnetic north.
Magnetic south.
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Noctilucent clouds, a “D” layer, and excellent flying conditions.
A constantly warming temperature, mother-of-pearl clouds, and generally poor flying weather.
A maximum temperature of 7°C, the strongest concentration of ozone, dense cirrus clouds, and occasionally poor flying conditions.
A temperature that remains isothermal to about 100,000 feet, the strongest concentration of ozone, and excellent flying conditions.
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Baroclinic and begin to deepen.
Barotropic and begin to deepen.
Baroclinic and begin to fill.
Barotropic and begin to fill.
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Inertia.
Coriolis.
Centrifugal.
Centripetal.
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Icelandic and Asiatic lows.
Icelandic and Aleutian lows.
Aleutian and Asiatic lows.
The Aleutian lows.
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Thermal lows.
Thermal highs.
Migratory lows.
Migratory highs.
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Cause the surface pressure to rise.
Increase the mass in the vertical column above the surface.
Increase the vertical extent of the column above the surface.
Vertically contract the original column of air and then expand it horizontally.
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And vertical expansion.
Contraction and vertical expansion.
Expansion and vertical contraction.
Contraction and vertical contraction.
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Decreases with time and the wave fills.
Increases with time and the wave fills.
Decreases with time and the wave deepens.
Increases with time and the wave deepens.
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Behind the cold front.
Behind the warm front.
Ahead of the cold front.
Ahead of the warm front.
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Red.
Blue.
Black.
Yellow.
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