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DEFINITIONS
Bow Echo
Convective Outlook
Derecho
Downdraft
Extra-tropical Cyclone
Gust Front
Meso-scale Convective System
Meso-scale Information
Meteorological Impact Statement (MIS)
Roll Cloud
Severe Thunderstorms
Shelf Cloud
Super-cool Liquid Water
Updraft
CLOUD TYPES
High-level clouds
Mid-level clouds
Low-level clouds
THUNDERSTORM STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
Mature Stage
Decaying Stage
THUNDERSTORM TYPES
Single Cell
Thunderstorm Cluster (Multi Cell)
Squall Line
Supercell
HAZARDS TO AVIATION
Tornadoes
Turbulence
Icing
Hail
Low Ceiling and Visibility
Effect on Altimeters
Lightning
Engine Water Ingestion
GROUND-BASED WEATHER RADAR
Echo Intensity (Reflectivity)
Intensity of Precipitation
WSR-88D Modes
Radar Reflectivity - Base Reflectivity
Composite Reflectivity
Ground Radar Information—Flight Planning
Data Link of Ground Radar Information to the Cockpit
AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR
Airborne Weather Radar Echo Avoidance
Intense or Extreme Echo Avoidance
DOS AND DON’TS OF THUNDERSTORM AVOIDANCE
Dos Before Entering a Storm
Dos and Don’ts for Thunderstorm Penetration
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