CHAPTER TITLE: Weather Theory
Below is a list of the figures (diagrams, charts, and pictures) from the PHAK Chapter 12. They are listed in the order they are found in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge.
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FIGURE 12-1
Composition of the atmosphere.
FIGURE 12-2
Layers of the atmosphere.
FIGURE 12-3
Circulation pattern in a static environment.
FIGURE 12-4
Atmosphere weights.
FIGURE 12-5
Three-cell circulation pattern due to the rotation of the Earth.
FIGURE 12-6
Although mercurial barometers are no longer used in the U. S., they are still a good historical reference for where the altimeter setting came from (inches of mercury).
FIGURE 12-7
Aneroid barometer.
FIGURE 12-8
Station pressure is converted to and reported in sea level pressure.
FIGURE 12-9
Takeoff distances increase with increased altitude.
FIGURE 12-10
Circulation pattern about areas of high and low pressure.
FIGURE 12-11
Favorable winds near a high pressure system.
FIGURE 12-12
Convective turbulence avoidance.
FIGURE 12-13
Sea breeze and land breeze wind circulation patterns.
FIGURE 12-14
Currents generated by varying surface conditions.
FIGURE 12-15
Turbulence caused by manmade obstructions.
FIGURE 12-16
Turbulence in mountainous regions.
FIGURE 12-17
Effects of a microburst wind.
FIGURE 12-18
Depiction of winds on a surface weather chart.
FIGURE 12-19
Isobars reveal the pressure gradient of an area of high- or low-pressure areas.
FIGURE 12-20
Relationship between relative humidity, temperature, and dewpoint.
FIGURE 12-21
Radiation fog.
FIGURE 12-22
Basic cloud types.
FIGURE 12-23
North American air mass source regions.
FIGURE 12-24
Common chart symbology to depict weather front location.
FIGURE 12-25
Warm front cross-section with surface weather chart depiction and associated METAR.
FIGURE 12-26
Cold front cross-section with surface weather chart depiction and associated METAR.
FIGURE 12-27
Occluded front cross-section with a weather chart depiction and associated METAR.
FIGURE 12-28
Life cycle of a thunderstorm.
FIGURE 12-29
Movement and turbulence of a maturing thunderstorm.
