Airframe icing is ice accretions on the airplane, except for the propulsion system. lowing it to run back and off the protected surface or freeze on non-critical areas. Where and When Icing Occurs Pilots can encounter icing in any season, anywhere in the country, at altitudes of up to 18,000 feet and sometimes higher. Small [...]
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WW – Severe Weather Watch Bulletin – Aviation Term – Abbreviation / Acronym
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WSP – Weather System Processor – 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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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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