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FAA Handbook · FAA-H-8083-28B

Aviation Weather Handbook

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Chapters

38

Chapter

Front Matter

14 pages · Pages iii–xv.

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1 · 1 printed page.

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Chapter 2

Aviation Weather Service Program

Chapter 2 · 6 printed pages.

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Chapter 3

Overview of Aviation Weather Information

Chapter 3 · 36 printed pages.

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Chapter 4

The Earth’s Atmosphere

Chapter 4 · 6 printed pages.

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Chapter 5

Heat and Temperature

Chapter 5 · 13 printed pages.

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Chapter 6

Water Vapor

Chapter 6 · 7 printed pages.

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Chapter 7

Earth-Atmosphere Heat Imbalances

Chapter 7 · 8 printed pages.

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Chapter 8

Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry

Chapter 8 · 15 printed pages.

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Chapter 9

Global Circulations and Jet Streams

Chapter 9 · 6 printed pages.

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Chapter 10

Wind

Chapter 10 · 18 printed pages.

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Chapter 11

Air Masses, Fronts, and the Wave Cyclone Model

Chapter 11 · 11 printed pages.

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Chapter 12

Vertical Motion and Clouds

Chapter 12 · 9 printed pages.

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Chapter 13

Atmospheric Stability

Chapter 13 · 11 printed pages.

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Chapter 14

Precipitation

Chapter 14 · 6 printed pages.

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Chapter 15

Weather Radar

Chapter 15 · 19 printed pages.

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Chapter 16

Mountain Weather

Chapter 16 · 17 printed pages.

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Chapter 17

Tropical Weather

Chapter 17 · 14 printed pages.

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Chapter 18

Weather and Obstructions to Visibility

Chapter 18 · 12 printed pages.

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Chapter 19

Turbulence

Chapter 19 · 10 printed pages.

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Chapter 20

Icing

Chapter 20 · 8 printed pages.

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Chapter 21

Arctic Weather

Chapter 21 · 5 printed pages.

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Chapter 22

Thunderstorms

Chapter 22 · 22 printed pages.

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Chapter 23

Space Weather

Chapter 23 · 6 printed pages.

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Part 3: Technical Details Relating to Weather Products and Aviation Weather Tools

1 page.

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Chapter 24

Observations

Chapter 24 · 58 printed pages.

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Chapter 25

Analysis

Chapter 25 · 25 printed pages.

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Chapter 26

Advisories

Chapter 26 · 34 printed pages.

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Chapter 27

Forecasts

Chapter 27 · 68 printed pages.

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Chapter 28

Aviation Weather Tools

Chapter 28 · 3 printed pages.

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Chapter A

Appendix A: Cloud Types

12 pages · Pages A-1–A-12.

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Chapter B

Appendix B: Standard Conversion Chart

1 page.

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Chapter C

Appendix C: Density Altitude Calculation

1 page.

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Chapter D

Appendix D: Special Terminal Operation Procedures (STOP) for Operations in a Noncontiguous State

13 pages · Pages D-1–D-13.

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Chapter E

Appendix E: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

10 pages · Pages E-1–E-10.

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Chapter F

Appendix F: Units of Measurement

2 pages · Pages F-1–F-2.

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Chapter G

Appendix G: Websites

2 pages · Pages G-1–G-2.

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Chapter

Back Matter: Aviation Weather Handbook Feedback Form

1 page.

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