1. USING THE INTERNET TO TEACH WEATHER

2. USING THE INTERNET TO TEACH WEATHER
Christopher G. Herbster Applied Aviation Sciences
Debbie Schaum
Applied Aviation Sciences
Susan Sharp
Aeronautical Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida

3. Our Goal
Instructors will leave with internet resources to aid in teaching interpretation and application of weather phenomenon.

4. How do you teach weather?

5. Presentation Outline Presentation Outline METAR TAF AREA FORECAST
WINDS ALOFT
PROG CHARTS
STABILITY
THUNDERSTORMS
HAZARDS
RADAR
SATELLITE
GROUP ACTIVITY?

6. METAR
Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1 - Surface Weather Observations and Reports
Handy Decoder Keys:
ADDS: METARs Page
Texas A&M Weather Page weather_interface.html

7. Station Models
Interpreting Surface Observation Symbols: a quick overview
Weather Station Model
115 80 75 15

8. TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF Decoder
Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)

9. Area Forecast / Airmets, Sigmets
Aviation Weather Center
Official Forecast Products

10. WINDS ALOFT CHARTS NWS FAX CHARTS Upper Air Charts Explanation FDs
Upper Air Charts Explanation
FDs
Winds and Temps Aloft

11. PROG CHARTS Low Level SIGWX Progs

12. STABILITY REVIEW “The Cumulus Cloud” Applet
NWS Louisville: Convective Parameters and Indices
“The Cumulus Cloud” Applet
“Change the Stability” Applet
“Create Thunderstorm Cloud” Applet

13. WIND SHEAR
WIND
SHEAR ZONE
WIND

14. Thunderstorms/hazards
Thunderstorm structure
Microburst - windshear and downbursts
Microburst graphics

15. Downbursts GlideslopeX Y Z
Glideslope
The aircraft encounters point X, where it enters the microburst zone; a headwind causes it to rise above the normal glideslope. At the center of the microburst, point Y, there is a downdraft causing the aircraft to sink.
The aircraft now enters the most lethal zone, point Z, where a sudden tailwind causes the aircraft to lose airspeed.

16. Severe Storms Severe Storm/Tornado

17. Frontal Dynamics Pressure Pressure Activity: Airmass
Airmass
Air Masses Activity:
Frontal animations
Precipitation Along Fronts Activity:

18. Icing Hazards Icing Assessment Using Surface and Pilot Observations

19. Radar Meteorology

20. Satellite Meteorology
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
(GOES)
and Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
(POES)

21. Food for thought

22. The End!
The End!