Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Havacılık Meteorolijisi
	English	AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGY
Course Code	MTO 438	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	8	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Hüseyin Toros Hüseyin Toros
Course Objectives		The aim of this course is to inform the meteorology students on air movements, meteorological events, aviation risks, weather forecast, several meteorological reports used in aviation and brifing.
Course Description		Introduction. Some meteorological expressions used in aviation. ICAO standard atmosphere, pressure and pressure measurement in aviation (QFE, QNH, QNE values, altimeters). Actual weather report and weather forecast in aviation (Metar, Speci, Taf). Importance of wind on the aerodrome. Clear air turbulence prediction. Importance of jet stream in aviation. Icing in aviation. Contrails in aviation. Fog prediction methods (Sounders and Krick). Sigmet report, flying in front, emergency reports, early warning systems, briefing methods and applications.
Course Outcomes		1. An ability to understand some meteorological concepts used in aviation and to measure ICAO Standard Atmospheric Pressure Parametres such as QFE, QNH, QNE 2. An ability to prepare actual air reports and weather forecast codes (Metar- Speci-Taf) 3. An ability to forecast gust and turbulence 4. An ability to estimate air clear turbulence and to understand the importance of jet-streams in aviation 5. An ability to measure icing and aerodynamic traces and an ability to forecast fog, midterm exam 6. An ability to prepare Sigmet and important weather charts 7. An ability to prepare urgent reports about fronts 8. An ability to improve early warning systems 9. An ability to prepare brifing and an ability to presentate brifing
Pre-requisite(s)		no
Required Facilities		.
Other
Textbook		Taylor, F. G., 2007: Aeronautical Meteorology, Kessinger Publishing, India, 476 pages.
Other References		all Buck, R. N., 1998: Weather Flying, McGraw-Hill, 282 p. http://trdocs.org/docs/index-12091.html?page=31 Lankford, T. T., 2003: Aviation Weather Handbook, Diane Pub Co,500 p. Lester, P. F., 2000: Aviation Weather, Jeppesen Sanderson Pub., 250 p. http://www.hezarfen.mgm.gov.tr/KodA/BasSigmet.aspx

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