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What are Surface Weather Observations? |
Surface Observations are Raw Weather Data Collected By Sensors. They consist of: SURFACE OBSERVATIONS -METARS AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS - AWOS, ASOS, ATIS PILOT REPORTS - PIREPS AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS - AMDAR (International), MDCRS (CONUS) RADAR /SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS (Balloon) |
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What are the Types of METAR? |
Routine SPECI |
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What is another name for a METAR? |
Aviation Routine Weather Report |
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What is a PIREP and what are the types of PIREP? |
Pilot Report Routine indicated as UA Urgent indicated as UUA |
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What are the Automated Observations |
Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS)- FAA Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS)- NWS Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) - Human Input + ASOS |
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What are the types of Radars |
WSR-88 NEXRAD Doppler Radar Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Airport Surveillance Radar Airborne Radar |
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What are the modes of Doppler Radar? |
Clean Air Mode taken about every 10 minutes Precipitation Mode taken about every 4-6 minutes |
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What Types of Satellite Imagery used in Weather Observations? |
GeoColor Visible Infrared Water Vapor |
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What are the two kinds of Weather Satellites? |
Geostationary (High Altitude above Equator) Polar-Orbiting (Low Altitude Orbits between the North and South Poles) |
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What are Service Outlets? |
Government or Government Contract, Private Facilities that provide Weather Services. NOAA - National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration NWS - National Weather Service FAA - Federal Aviation Administration |
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What is the FSS - Flight Service Station? |
It is the Primary Source for pre-flight weather information. You can an online briefing or a telephonic briefing from the FSS. |
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What is TIBS? |
Telephone Information Briefing Services. It is automatically generated area/route briefings, airspace procedures, and special announcements. It should not replace a Standard Briefing from a FSS Specialist. |
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What are the Types of Briefings offered from the FSS - Flight Service Station? |
Standard Briefing - Most Comprehensive, obtained prior to any departure, and used for flight planning. Abbreviated Briefing - obtained if departure is delayed, the FSS specialist needs to know the time and source of the previous briefing to provide the best updated information Outlook Briefing - obtained when planned departure is 6 hours away. Provides initial forecast information, trends, and local weather at time. Can influence decisions and help determine Go/No-Go decision. |
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What is contained in a Aviation Weather Report (METAR) |
Type of Report Station Identifier DTG of Report (Day/Time - Zulu/UTC) Modifier Wind Visibility Weather Sky Conditions Temp/Dew Point Altimeter Setting Remarks
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Define a PIREP? |
Pilot Weather Report, Information regarding the conditions as they exist in the air. |
