These lessons introduce the fundamentals of weather theory, highlight risks that weather can pose and introduce the information products that can be used to properly plan for weather.

• Improves knowledge for good decision making regarding weather conditions
• Understand the fundamentals of weather theory
• Understand how to interpret and use weather reports (METAR's)

• Pilots
• Pilot Instructors
• Anyone interested in receiving ab initio training

• Properties of the atmosphere and air temperature, atmospheric moisture and condensation
• Stability, cloud development and precipitation
• The atmosphere in motion, air masses and fronts, thunderstorms, low-level windshear and microbursts
• Surface observation reports, upper-air observation reports

Length: 350 minutes

Further training
Graduates of this course can apply for the Harvard ManageMentor (HMM) distance learning program at a special graduate price.

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