Aviation Meteorology — Sample Paper 3

Precipitation occurs over a belt of 30–50 km on both sides of front

A sea breeze is stronger than a land breeze:

DALR > ELR > SALR is

Heat is the ____ of the kinetic energy of all the molecules of a substance:

If the temperature at 2 km is +5°C, the ISA deviation (Actual − ISA) is:

SIGMET is not issued for

For every 1°C rise in temperature above ISA, the density altitude changes by about:

In the TJ the wind shears are much …… than the STJ

The systems like highs, lows, cyclonic circulation etc are associated with distinct types of weather. A study of the behaviour of these systems, known as

The life of Mesoscale Convective Complex is

Hoar frost occurs on airframe in clear air when the temperature of airframe is

The diurnal variation of temperature over the ocean is:

For non-scheduled National Flights, advance notice (before ETD) is required to be given to AMOs

Lines drawn through places of equal pressure are called:

Dust Storm usually occurs over NW India during

To escape from CAT, a pilot should

Eye of a CS is surrounded by

The vertical wind shear in a Jet stream is about

The wavelength of the most intense radiation is inversely proportional to the body's:

During the months of July, August, Monsoon Depression form over

During re-curvature maximum weather in a monsoon depression occurs in

If SALR = 5.5°C/km and ELR = 4.5°C/km, the (saturated) atmosphere is:

The lowest level below which condensation (contrails) will NOT form is the:

The process that largely determines the vertical temperature distribution of the atmosphere is:

The instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure is the:

SIGMET is issued by

Local/Area Forecast is issued three times a day valid for next

When and where tropical jet stream occurs

The cloud ceiling is the height of the lowest cloud covering:

Flying at FL300 in an air mass 15°C warmer than ISA, the outside temperature is likely:

A halo is produced by:

Warm, moist air moving over cold ground gives rise to:

Wind Shear Warning is issued for the observed or expected wind shear above runway

An altimeter measures the height of the aircraft above the:

When flying through an active TS, lighting strikes are most likely

Steady NE winds in the N hemisphere and SE winds in the S hemisphere are called

CI, CS, AS, NS, ST in sequence are associated with the front

If ELR is less than SALR, atmosphere is said to be

In a mature tropical cyclone, the eye area is characterised by

In the ISA, 18 000 ft corresponds to a pressure of approximately:

Ci, Cs and CC clouds consist mostly of ice crystals. Icing hazard is therefore

During monsoon period, low pressure lies over

The barometric pressure at the airfield datum point is known as the:

The diameter of and Macroburst

Average Life of a tropical cyclone in India is

An inversion is a ____ lapse rate:

The disturbances of middle latitudes move from

Radiation fog requires:

VOLMET is a MET information for aircraft

The Aurora Australis is called the ____ Lights: