Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniera Campus Guanajuato.

Instituto Politcnico Nacional

Aferny Arturo Coronel Miranda
AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL GLOSSARY

Summary analysis.
Study and deduction of the current state of the atmosphere using for this
weather information generated in a given region and applying concepts of air
masses, fronts, cyclones, etc.
Volcanic Activity.
Unusual volcanic activity that has increased, which could presage a volcanic
eruption.
Altitude.
Vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, and the
mean sea level (MSL, for its acronym in English).

Weather report.
Text containing meteorological information preceded by an appropriate
heading.
BUFR.
Acronym for Binary Universal Form for the representation of meteorological
data.
Breeze of land.
Lower wind that flows at night from the land toward the sea occurs in coastal
areas as a result of night cooling by terrestrial radiation which acts faster on
the ground than on the sea.

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Extratropical cyclone.
It is a cyclone that forms at higher latitudes to 30, consists of two or more air
masses therefore is associated with one or more fronts.
Convection.
Vertical movement of air.

Gridded data in digital form.

Meteorological data computer corresponding to a set of points on map treaties
regularly spaced from each other for transmission from a meteorological
computer to another computer in the form of suitable key for use in aircraft
systems.
Flight documentation.
Written or printed documents including charts or forms containing
meteorological information for flight.
Dorsal.
It is the central elongation of a high pressure system is characterized by the
presence of clear weather states and low humidity in the atmosphere.

Issue.

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is used solely in connection with cases where the obligation specifically

comprising sending information to a user.
Elevation.
Vertical distance between a point or surface level of the ground or attached to
it and the mean sea level.

Radiosonde station.
Place of weather station instrument called a radiosondeo is launched to record
and transmit meteorological data of the atmosphere over the country.

Ft.
abbreviation of the English measurement unit of feet long.
Photometeor.
Luminous phenomenon caused by reflection, refraction, diffraction and
interference of the solar or lunar light. The main ones are the halo, rainbow,
ring, rings ulloa, mirage green flash and twilight colors.
Frontolysis.
Is referred to the process of dissipation or weakening of a front or front system.

Pressure gradient.
Mathematically is a vector perpendicular to the isobar or isobaric surface and
directed towards low pressure values. Pressure difference between two points.
Hail.
Precipitation of cells or pieces of ice having a diameter larger than 5 mm. This
phenomenon is observed during several convective storms in which the
development of cumulonimbus is fast.
Balloon pilot.
It is so called a balloon that is used to calculate aloft winds, the procedure is to
be filled with helium or hydrogen balloon and leave free then the trajectory of

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the balloon is followed by a theodolite periodically registering its position

(azimuth and elevation).

Hectopascals.
Unit atmospheric pressure of 100 pascals or 1 millibar (mb).

Homosphere.
It is the region of the atmosphere in which the ratio of the components of air,
except for the ozone, water vapor and charred anhydride remain constant
reaching a height of
Absolute humidity.
In a system of damp air and is the ratio of the mass of water vapor to the total
volume of the system usually expressed in grams per cubic meter.

Isobar.
It is a line drawn on a weather map with which points come together online.
(representing a weather station), where the atmospheric pressure has the
same value.

Weather report.
Declaration of observed meteorological conditions related to a specific time
and place.
SIGMET information.
Information issued by a meteorological watch office concerning the occurrence
or expected occurrence of specified route weather phenomenon which may
affect the safety of aircraft operations.
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Isohyet.

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It is a line drawn on a weather map with which points come together online and
where equal amount of rainfall occurs.

Nautical Mile.
(NM, for its acronym in English). Measure of length, equals: 6076,103 1852
meters and feet.
Mesoscale.
A mesoscale phenomenon is one that lasts from 1 to 12 hours or a horizontal
extension between 1 and 100 km or a height between 1 and 10 Km. Examples
of these phenomena are convective storms, tornados, sea breeze, etc.
Map of altitude.
Weather maps on a surface or upper layers of the atmosphere are determined.
Map provided.
Prediction of meteorological elements specified for an hour or specified period
and for a certain area or portion of airspace, depicted graphically on a map.

Flight level.
Surface of constant atmospheric pressure related with a specific pressure
datum, 1013.2 hectopascals (hPa) separated from other such surfaces by
specific intervals pressure.
Cruising level.
A surface of constant atmospheric pressure related to a specific reference
pressure 1 013.2 hectopascals (hPa) separated from other such surfaces by
specific pressure intervals.
Haze.
Suspension in the air of microscopic water droplets or wet hygroscopic nuclei
that reduces surface visibility.
Level.
The vertical position of an aircraft in flight meaning variously height, altitude or
flight level.

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Hurricane or storm eye.

Relatively calm area in the center of a major storm or hurricane. In this area
the winds are weak and the sky is often only partially covered by clouds. It
stands perfectly on satellite imagery.
Meteorological office.
Office designated to provide service weather for air navigation.
Heat wave.
Significant heating of the air or the invasion of very warm air over a wide area
usually during some few days to a week.

Dew point.
It is the temperature at which the air reaches saturation i.e. is condensed.
Rain gauge.
It is an instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation.
Prognosis.
Declaration of the meteorological conditions expected for an hour or specified
period and for a certain area or portion of airspace.

Radiosonde.

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The scanning is done to the atmosphere by means of balloons or radiotracers.

This activity by WMO international convention takes place at times referred to
Greenwich twice daily.
Aerodrome climatological summary.Concise summary of specified meteorological elements at an aerodrome, based
on statistical data.
Streak.
It is the sudden increase of the wind with respect to its average speed taken in
a certain time interval. It lasts less than 20 seconds and a variation of at least
15 Km / h followed by a decrease in the wind.

Subsidence.
Downward movement of an air layer over a large area this phenomenon causes
stability in the atmosphere.
Saturation. Air condition that occurs when the amount of water vapor
contained is the maximum possible for the current temperature.
Smog. Acronym of the words smoke and fog. It is formed by the combination
of the fog with the smoke. Common adjective to pollution.

TAF.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast acronym. International standard coding for
weather forecast for air terminals.
Thermodiagram.
Graph in which radiosonde data are based. The main variables are pressure
and logarithmic vertical scale ambient temperature and dew point are plotted
in oblique axes pressure.
Waterspout.
It is a phenomenon similar to a twister only that this is how the coast or at sea.

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Threshold (THR).
Top of usable runway for landing.

Vane.
Instrument that indicates or records the direction from which the wind blows.
Prevailing visibility.
The maximum visibility value, observed in accordance with the definition of
"visibility" which is reached within a circle that covers at least half the horizon
or at least half of the surface of the aerodrome. These areas could comprise
contiguous or noncontiguous sectors.
Prevailing visibility.
The maximum visibility value, observed in accordance with the definition of
"visibility", which is reached within a circle that covers at least half the horizon
or at least half of the aerodrome surface. These areas could comprise
contiguous or noncontiguous sectors.

Zulu.
Coordinated universal time or UTC .

Cyclogenetic zone.
Is the area where the favorable conditions for the formation of a cyclone are
present.
Touchdown zone.
Part of the track located beyond the threshold, designed to make landing
airplanes first contact the runway.
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