Navale Pandharinath

Gebundenes Buch

Aviation Meteorology

Beschreibung

Salient features: · Covers the whole range of syllabus of all categories of pilot courses prescribed by DGCA, particularly CPL, ATPL, the ultimate courses. · As per the examination system of DGCA, multiple Choice (objective) questions with answers (about 1300) have been provided at the end of each chapter. · Also provided a miscellaneous Question Bank at the end of the book. · World Area Forecasts such as grid point data in digital and numerical form, prognostic charts of significant weather, SIGMET information, VOLMET Broad Cast are described sufficiently. · Meteorological observations consists of units of measurement, observatory set up, automatic weather observing system are covered. · Brief description of weather satellites, IMD Meteorological Data Processing system are given. · Aviation weather reports and Forecasts codes have been given which were evolved by WMO in consultation with ICAO. Great care has been taken to explain each term of the code - METAR, SPECI, CODAR, WINTEM Reports and TAF, ARFOR, ROFOR forecasts

Autor

Navale Pandharinath, M.Sc., (Maths), M.Sc. (Statistics) is a retired Director of India Meteorological Dept. He has undergone departmental advanced training in Meteorology at Pune. He has rich experience in Aviation, Non-Aviation weather forecasting, cyclone warnings, flood met-work and Agri-met-work. He has published about forty papers in Mausam and Vayumandal departmental journals and in National and International seminars and symposium. He has published five books-A Course in Dynamic Meteorology, The Science of Weather and Environment, Aviation Meteorology, Earth and Atmospheric Disasters Management and An Introduction to Ocean Dynamics. After retirement he worked as Ground Instructor Meteorology in A.P. Aviation Academy and Flytech Aviation Academy Hyderabad. He has worked as a Guest Faculty (2013-2016) University Centre for Earth and Space Science at University of Hyderabad.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BSP Books Pvt. LTD.
• Seitenzahl: 944
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 55mm
• Gewicht: 1561g
• ISBN-13: 9789385433054
• ISBN-10: 9385433059
• Artikelnr.: 54352212