WST – Convective Significant Meteorological Information – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym
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WSO – Weather Service Office – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym
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Broadcast weather service – A weather service that prepares weather products and transmits them to participating aircraft, also known as a data link weather service.
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Visual flight rules (VFR). Flight rules adopted by the FAA governing aircraft flight using visual references. VFR operations specify the amount of ceiling and the visibility the pilot must have in order to operate according to these rules. When the weather conditions are such that the pilot can not operate according to VFR, he or [...]
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Troposphere. The layer of the atmosphere extending from the surface to a height of 20,000 to 60,000 feet, depending on latitude.
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Tropopause. The boundary layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere which acts as a lid to confine most of the water vapor, and the associated weather, to the troposphere.
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Thermosphere. The last layer of the atmosphere that begins above the mesosphere and gradually fades away into space.
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Surface analysis chart. A report that depicts an analysis of the current surface weather. Shows the areas of high and low pressure, fronts, temperatures, dewpoints, wind directions and speeds, local weather, and visual obstructions.
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Supercooled water droplets. Water droplets that have been cooled below the freezing point, but are still in a liquid state.
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Structural icing. The accumulation of ice on the exterior of the aircraft.
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