SUBJECT
Title
Aviation meteorology
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 4
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
The connection between aviation and meteorology. The important meteorological information for aviation. Measurements at airports and airplanes. Aviation meteorological telegrams (METAR, TAF, SPECI). Hazardous weather phenomena in aviation.
Readings
Manual of Aviation Meteorology. Airservices Australia. 2007. 165 pp. Peter F. Lester: Aviation Weather, 3rd Edition. Jeppesen Sanderson, 2007.