Aviation Weather Handbook FAA-H-8083-28 (Color Print)

This is the official and ALL-NEW FAA Aviation Weather Handbook FAA-H-8083-28. Released in December 2022. Printed in Color. This Aviation Weather Handbook consolidates the weather information from the following advisory circulars (AC) into one source document. By doing this, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to streamline access to the FAA’s weather documentation for users of the National Airspace System (NAS). The following AC’s are now canceled: AC 00-6, Aviation Weather AC 00-24, Thunderstorms AC 00-30, Clear Air Turbulence Avoidance AC 00-45, Aviation Weather Services AC 00-54, Pilot Windshear Guide AC 00-57, Hazardous Mountain Winds Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Aviation Weather Service Program Chapter 3. Overview of Aviation Weather Information Chapter 4. The Earth’s Atmosphere Chapter 5. Heat and Temperature Chapter 6. Water Vapor Chapter 7. Earth-Atmosphere Heat Imbalances Chapter 8. Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry Chapter 9. Global Circulations and Jet Streams Chapter 10. Wind Chapter 11. Air Masses, Fronts, and the Wave Cyclone Model Chapter 12. Vertical Motion and Clouds Chapter 13. Atmospheric Stability Chapter 14. Precipitation Chapter 15. Weather Radar Chapter 16. Mountain Weather Chapter 17. Tropical Weather Chapter 18. Weather and Obstructions to Visibility Chapter 19. Turbulence Chapter 20. Icing Chapter 21. Arctic Weather Chapter 22. Thunderstorms Chapter 23. Space Weather Chapter 24. Observations Chapter 25. Analysis Chapter 26. Advisories Chapter 27. Forecasts Chapter 28. Aviation Weather Tools