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November-December 2002
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Technology at work for your safety
In this issue:
ITWS - Integrated Terminal Weather System
MIAWS - Medium Intensity Airport Weather System
Gust fronts - Evolution and Detection
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September-October 2002
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Atmospheric Pressure and Altimeters
In this issue:
Pressure distribution in the atmospher that your altimeter senses.
Pressure surfaces - The invisible topography of the air used by altimeters.
International Standard Atmosphere - A condition that rarely exists, but from which your altimeter is calibrated.
Pressure altitude, sea level pressure, altimeter setting - What's that all about?
Isobars on a surface chart - What they really signify.
METAR Reports - Hourly pressure data from ASOS you can trust.
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July-August 2002
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Air Traffic Control System Command Center
In this issue:
ATCSCC - Getting the traffic around the weather.
CCFP - Meteorological Mediators make the NAS more efficient.
Signatures for clear air turbulance - A view from 22,500 miles.
Color weather radar arrives at ATCC sectors.
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May-June 2002
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Convectice Indices - Gauges for measuring the thunderstorm environment
In this issue:
The three ingredients all thunderstorms need.
Three popular indices used by forecasters to predict the onset and strength of thunderstorms.
The Convective Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center, the key for locating potential thunderstorm development.
Gravity waves - the stealthy offspring of thunderstorms that produce turbulence.
An abridged glossary of acronyms used by the Storm Prediction Center and the Aviation Weather Center.
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March-April 2002
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Inflight Advisories - Timely and accurate aviation weather warning from the NWS
In this issue:
Anatomy of Convective SIGMETs
Center Weather Advisories - The Inflight Advisory that augments Convective SIGMETs
NCWF - National Convective Weather Forecast - a graphical Nowcast tool
Sectorized plotting charts - new compact tools for the cockpit for locating Inflight Advisory areas.
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January-February 2002
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Surface Maps - Preflighting the atmosphere with National Weather Service Internet sites
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