Aviation Weather Exam 3 || All Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)

Aviation Weather Exam 3 || All Questions & Solutions (Graded A+) Aviation Weather Exam 3 || All Questions & Solutions (Graded A+) Mountains can produce .................... . - ANSWER - mechanical turbulence Mountain waves can form .......................... - ANSWER - well into tropopause A warm downslope wind is known as .................... - ANSWER - Chinook wind What is a likely location of clear air turbulence? - ANSWER - In an upper trough on the polar side of a jetstream. Rotor clouds form on the ........................ of the mountain. - ANSWER - lee or downstream side Turbulence encountered above 15,000 feet AGL, not associated with cloud formations, should be reported as - ANSWER - clear air turbulence. Upper level ridge can also produce clear air turbulence (CAT). - ANSWER - True Intensity of the turbulence is measured by a variable called "....................................." - ANSWER - Eddy Dissipation Rate ....................................... wind shear can produce turbulence. - ANSWER - both horizontal and vertical Which locations should you include in your expected areas of CAT? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER - A, B and C -- A. Poleward (cold) side of the jet streaks B. Anticyclonic turning in the jet along the ridge axis C. T-bone or merging jet stream The following atmospheric condition is required to form mountain waves: - ANSWER - All of the Above -- A. wind should be 40 knots or more with near to perpendicular to mountain B. wind speed should increase with height C. temperature inversion near to mountain top or below The Rocky Mountains produce waves that may impact .......................... - ANSWER - B and C -- B.eastern Colorado C. Western Kansas What is the name of this cloud? - ANSWER - lenticular clouds