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STUDY PLANS
2025/2026

Meteorology

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
21MEOL KZ 3 2P+1C Czech
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Department of Air Transport
Synopsis:

Structure of atmosphere. Vertical stratification. Pressures QNH, QFE, QFF, QME. Instability. Atmospherical fronts. Atmospherical rainfall, origin fission. Turbulence. Powers causing wind. Cyclone and anticyclone. Gradient wind. Geostrofical and geocyklostrofical wind. Visibilities in air transport. Dangerous meteorological aspects. Meteorological maps. Climatology. Circulation. Intertropical front. Meteorological informations.

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none

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Study Objective:

Familiarize students with basic processes in atmosphere, which influence formation of weather. Name some basic information from climatology and aviation meteorology, with emphasis on meteorology aspects, which directly influence safety of air transport.

Study materials:

Petr DVOŘÁK - Letecká meteorologie, Svět křídel,2017

Karel Krška a spol.: Meteorologie (050 00), CERM, 2006

Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation

Peter. F Lester Aviation Meteorology

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The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2025-04-07
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet7410006.html