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Meteorology I

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Meteorology I
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Aviation Business and Piloting (Extra-occupational), Bachelor, ASPO 01.04.2012
Module code: ABBW65.
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Online exams (minimum of 75% to pass)

[updated 11.04.2024]
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 127.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
ABBW610. Meteorology II
ABBW611.
ABBW81.
ABBW82.


[updated 11.08.2011]
Module coordinator:
Studienleitung
Lecturer:
Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Weymar


[updated 11.08.2011]
Learning outcomes:
Meteorology I
After successfully completing this submodule, students will be familiar with the dynamics of the lower atmosphere and the resulting weather. They will be able to recognize climate and weather-relevant developments and fly around them if necessary.
They will be familiar with atmospheric pressure and the relationship between density, temperature and pressure.
Students will also be able to explain local wind systems and turbulences, as well as identify the jetstreams in both hemispheres.


[updated 11.04.2024]
Module content:
Meteorology I
-        The atmosphere
-        Air pressure, air density, air temperature
-        Humidity and precipitation
-        Air pressure and wind
-        Cloud formation
-        Fog and haze
-        Air masses, high and low pressure areas
-        Fronts
-        Thunderstorms
-        Flights over mountainous terrain
-        Climatology
-        Altitude measurement
-        Organization of the aviation weather service
-        Weather analysis and forecasting
-        Weather information for flight preparation
-        Weather radio broadcasts for aviation
 
1.        The atmosphere
•        The wind
•        Thermodynamics


[updated 11.04.2024]
Teaching methods/Media:
Laptops, presentation, text books

[updated 11.04.2024]
Recommended or required reading:
Training documents from the flight school

[updated 11.04.2024]
 
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