METEOROLOGY PART I

Welcome to our first module on Meteorology for Aviation.

This lesson is designed to help you understand the basics of meteorology, by starting with the Earth’s Atmosphere.

Module sub-parts and themes:

-Composition of the Atmosphere

-Structure of the Atmosphere: the different layers

-The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)

-Atmospheric pressure and density

-Pressure measurement and instruments

-Introduction to Altimetry

-Calculations and examples

You must follow the module in the imposed order.

At the end, a quiz is proposed in order to evaluate your knowledge level. Afterwards, you will be able to come back to the lesson you’ve learned.

This course will take 30 mn.