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Turbulence
by Peter Lester
Publisher:
ISBN:
0884871762
Published Date:
1994
Other Identifiers:
JS319006
Pages:
290
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Turbulence - A new perspective for pilots
Turbulence A New Perspective for Pilots is the most comprehensive and understandable book available on turbulence as it pertains to aviation. It will help you recognize the conditions that cause turbulence so that its effects can be avoided and minimized. It provides answers to questions such as: What is turbulence? What does it look like? How long does it last? What causes it? Where is it found? What are its indicators? What are its typical dimensions and intensities?
From The Back Cover:
The purpose of this book is to give information that helps pilots recognize the conditions favorable for aviation turbulence (bumpiness in flight) so that its effects can be avoided or minimized. The text concentrates on turbulence causes, structures, and effects which are examined with a minimum of mathematics and a maximum of practical information. Conceptual models, visible indicators, rules of thumb, and large scale meteorological patterns are used to characterize the various turbulence types. This book concludes by integrating this information into a flight planning process and then looks into the future of some improvements on the horizon to help detect and forecast turbulence.
From The Back Cover:
The purpose of this book is to give information that helps pilots recognize the conditions favorable for aviation turbulence (bumpiness in flight) so that its effects can be avoided or minimized. The text concentrates on turbulence causes, structures, and effects which are examined with a minimum of mathematics and a maximum of practical information. Conceptual models, visible indicators, rules of thumb, and large scale meteorological patterns are used to characterize the various turbulence types. This book concludes by integrating this information into a flight planning process and then looks into the future of some improvements on the horizon to help detect and forecast turbulence.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Background
turbulence described
causes of turbulence
aviation turbulence classification
Low Level Turbulence
the boundary layer
mechanical turbulence
dry convection
stable layers
mesoscale circulations
In and Near Thunderstorms
cloudy convection
thunderstorm structures
thunderstorm turbulence
thunderstorm environment
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
the environment of clear air turbulence
estimating CAT potential
Mountain Wave Turbulence
lee waves - some basics
the lee wave system
turbulence
macroscale indicators
Turbulence And Flight Planning
turbulence awareness
useful weather information
evaluation of turbulence threat
The Future
solving the turbulence problem
aviation weather systems of the future
turbulence described
causes of turbulence
aviation turbulence classification
Low Level Turbulence
the boundary layer
mechanical turbulence
dry convection
stable layers
mesoscale circulations
In and Near Thunderstorms
cloudy convection
thunderstorm structures
thunderstorm turbulence
thunderstorm environment
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
the environment of clear air turbulence
estimating CAT potential
Mountain Wave Turbulence
lee waves - some basics
the lee wave system
turbulence
macroscale indicators
Turbulence And Flight Planning
turbulence awareness
useful weather information
evaluation of turbulence threat
The Future
solving the turbulence problem
aviation weather systems of the future
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