Aviation Meteorology: Observations and Models

This Topical Volume focuses on aviation meteorology for operationsand research, covering important topics related to wind and turbulence,visibility, fog and precipitation, convection and lightning, icing, blowing snow, and ice cloud microphysics and dynamics. In addition to forecasting issues, the impact of climate on aviation operations is also highlighted, as temperature and moisture changes can affect aircraft aerodynamic conditions, such as lift and drag forces. This work uses measurements from state of art in-situ instruments and simulation results from numerical weather prediction (NWP) and climate models. New technologies related to satellites, radars, lidars, and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are described, as well as new analysis methods related to artificial intelligence (AI) and neural network systems. Use of remote sensing platforms, including satellites, radars, radiometers, ceilometers, sodars, and lidars, as well as knowledge of the in-situ observations for the monitoring and short-term forecasting of wind, turbulence, gust, clear air turbulence (CAT), low visibility due to fog and clouds, and precipitation types are required for aviation operations at the airports and high level flyingconditions. This book provides extensive knowledge foraviation-related meteorological processes and events that include short and long term prediction ofhigh impact weather systems. Aviation experts, weather offices, pilots, university students,postgraduates, and researchers interested in aviation and meteorology, including new instruments for measurements applicable to forecasting andnowcasting, can benefit from consulting and reading this book.This book provides a comprehensive overview of our existing knowledgeand the numerous remaining difficulties in predicting and measuring issuesrelated to wind and turbulence, convection, fog and visibility, variouscloud types, icing, and ice clouds at various time and space scales. Previously published inPure and Applied Geophysics,Volume 176, Issue 5, 2019