Kenocia Fernandes
244890
Unit 29: Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff.
Dilip Desai
Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff
P1 Describe
the air
masses that
affect the
UK, their
origins and
routes.
P2 Explain
how
significant
weather
features
affect the
UK as a
result of air masses and local influences.
P3 Interpret synoptic weather charts and aviation
weather reports produced by the Met Office
M1 Discuss the types of adverse weather that may
affect aviation operations in the UK
M2 Present a detailed weather forecast based on
Met Office data
D1 Produce a coordinated severe weather
awareness guide for an airport or airline
, Kenocia Fernandes
244890
Unit 29: Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff.
Dilip Desai
P1 Describe the air masses that affect the UK, their
origins and routes.
To begin with an air mass is a volume of air defined by its
temperature and water vapour content present from different
directions. The place where an air mass starts is called a source
region. The classification of air masses is based upon the region
they are formed over such as continental or maritime which
depends on whether they originate over land or sea. Arctic or Polar
that form at high latitudes so are cooler and tropical which form at
low latitudes therefore gives us warmer weather. The British Isles is
affected by 5 air masses which are as follows:
1. Polar Maritime
2. Artic Maritime
3. Tropical Maritime
4. Polar Continental
5. Tropical Continental
The picture attached below shows a clear view of which areas these
air masses are originated from and their path over the surface of the
Earth.
244890
Unit 29: Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff.
Dilip Desai
Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff
P1 Describe
the air
masses that
affect the
UK, their
origins and
routes.
P2 Explain
how
significant
weather
features
affect the
UK as a
result of air masses and local influences.
P3 Interpret synoptic weather charts and aviation
weather reports produced by the Met Office
M1 Discuss the types of adverse weather that may
affect aviation operations in the UK
M2 Present a detailed weather forecast based on
Met Office data
D1 Produce a coordinated severe weather
awareness guide for an airport or airline
, Kenocia Fernandes
244890
Unit 29: Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff.
Dilip Desai
P1 Describe the air masses that affect the UK, their
origins and routes.
To begin with an air mass is a volume of air defined by its
temperature and water vapour content present from different
directions. The place where an air mass starts is called a source
region. The classification of air masses is based upon the region
they are formed over such as continental or maritime which
depends on whether they originate over land or sea. Arctic or Polar
that form at high latitudes so are cooler and tropical which form at
low latitudes therefore gives us warmer weather. The British Isles is
affected by 5 air masses which are as follows:
1. Polar Maritime
2. Artic Maritime
3. Tropical Maritime
4. Polar Continental
5. Tropical Continental
The picture attached below shows a clear view of which areas these
air masses are originated from and their path over the surface of the
Earth.
