Meteorology

8.14.8 Describe the Fohn wind process.
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8.14.8 Describe terrain channeling in New Zealand
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8.14.10 Given environment temperatures, Dew Point and mountain heights determine the following
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8.14.10 Explain how atmospheric stability enhances terrain channeling
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8.14.12 Describe the flight conditions associated with Fohn wind conditions.
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8.14.14 Describe the mountain wave (standing, or lee wave) process.
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8.14.16 Explain the wind and weather conditions, and associated main dangers to aircraft operations, in mountain wave conditions.
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8.14.18 Describe the rotor zones process and explain the associated dangers to aircraft operations.
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8.14.20 Describe the effect of local obstructions on wind flow.
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8.16.2 Explain how the temperature of air influences its capacity to hold water vapour
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8.16.4 Explain what is meant by relative humidity.
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8.16.6 Define the term 'Dew Point'.
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8.16.8 Explain the effect of moisture content of air on t the Dew Point.
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8.16.16 Effects on rate of evaporation
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8.18.2 Define the following...
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8.16.18 State the significance of the reease of latent heat into the atmosphere during cloud formation
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8.18.4 Describe how the stability of a rising or sinking parcel of air is determined by its temperature compared with the temperature of the surrounding environment
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8.18.4 Explain the most common method through which cloud is formed and how air is cooled to produce cloud.
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8.18.6 Describe what is meant by "environment lapse rate" (ELR).
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8.18.6 Explain what is meant by "buoyancy" of air.
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8.18.8 Differentiate between cloud droplets and rain/shower drops.
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8.18.8 Explain how the environmental temperature and dew point lapse rates are found
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8.18.12 Cloud types and descriptions
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8.18.12 State the value of the dry adiabatic lapse rate (DALR).
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