Aeronautical Meteorology Service (FSI-OLM)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: RNDr. Karel Krška, CSc.  
Supervising institute: LÚ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The goal is to familiarize students with the Earth’s atmosphere as the environment for aeronautical activity with the stress on dangerous meteorological events, which may influence the air traffic. Students will be informed in detail about the role of meteorology in the security of civil air traffic.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The understanding of atmospheric processes. Gaining thorough knowledge of meteorological information and its application to different kinds of flight.
Prerequisites:
The basics of thermodynamics, mathematical and regional geography.
Course contents:
Applied meteorology dealing with meteorological elements and phenomena and their impact on aircraft and air-traffic. Meteo-servis and meteo-forecast and reports for practical flying.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
The written report is the condition for obtaining the course-unit credit. The examination has written and oral parts.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Lectures and exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual tasks must be finished and handed in the week course-unit credits are awarded, at the latest.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Tasks of aeronautical meteorology. Its sources and utilisation in aviation.
2. Evolution of aeronautical meteorology. Present day aeronautical meteorological service. International co-operation.
3. Composition and properties of the atmosphere. Meteorological elements and their influence on the operation of aircraft.
4. Solar radiation. Air temperature. Air humidity. Condensation, clouds.
5. Atmospheric precipitation, icing phenomena. Thunderstorms. Air convection and instability.
6. Air density and atmospheric pressure. Air circulation, wind. Turbulence.
7. Visibility. Air masses and atmospheric fronts.
8. Cyclones and anticyclones. Tropical cyclones.
9. Meteorological observation stations and networks. Distance measurement, aerology.
10. Aeronautical meteorological information, reports, warnings.
11. Surface and upper-air meteorological maps, thermodynamic diagrams, vertical cross-sections of the atmosphere.
12. Satellite and radar information. Aviation meteorological forecasts, briefings.
13. Aeronautical climatology, airport and flight path climatography.
    Exercise 1. Meteorological stations, their classification and apparatus equipment.
2. Measurement of meteorological elements at airports and in the field.
3. Meteorological reporting, and codes.
4. Surface and upper-air synoptical maps.
5. Synoptical map analysis, significant-weather maps.
6. Composite radar information.
7. Meteorological satellite pictures.
8. Cloud classification. International cloud atlas.
9. Cloud classification. International cloud album for observers in aeroplanes.
10. Icing phenomena in aviation.
11. Aeronautical meteorological documentation.
12. Types of aeronautical meteorological reports.
13. Aviation meteorological forecasts.
Literature - fundamental:
1. Great Britain. Meteorological Office: Handbook of aviation meteorology. London: H.M. Stationery Off., 1960.
2. ENGLAND, J., ULBRICHT, H.: Flugmeteorologie. Berlin, Transpress-Verlag für Verkehrswesen, 1980. Luftfahrt-Handbücher.
3. NEDELKA, M.: Prehľad leteckej meteorológie. Bratislava: Alfa, 1984.
Literature - recommended:
1. BENEŠ, L.: Učebnice pilota: aerodynamika, letecká meteorologie, letecká navigace, GPS, letadla, ... 2., opr. vyd. Cheb: Svět křídel, 2000. ISBN 80-85280-30-2.
2. LEXMANN, E.: Meteorológia pre športového pilota. 2. dopl. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1989. Edícia dopravnej literatúry.
3. DVOŘÁK, P.: Letecká meteorologie, 2. vydání. Cheb: Svět křídel, 2010. ISBN isbn978-80-8680-885-7.
4. Great Britain. Meteorological Office: Handbook of aviation meteorology. London: H.M. Stationery Off., 1960.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2I-P full-time study M-LPR Aeronautical Traffic -- Cr,Ex 8 Compulsory 2 1 S