DEFINITION:

Contains all sub-domains relating to meteorological phenomena and detection and forecasting systems.

(Source: ACARE Domain 711)

SUBDOMAINS:

1. Meteorological Modelling: Climatic Models, Weather Models, Weather Forecasting, Weather Measurement, Nowcasting, Meteorological data fusion.

Comments: forecasting and nowcasting. Includes the aircraft as a flying meteorological station. Includes the compilation, distribution and exploitation of meteorological information from the application perspective.

2. Wake-vortex Tracking and Approach Control : Wake Vortex, Vortex Measurement, Wake Vortex Categories.

Comments: Wake vortex related studies, detection systems. Include wind vortices measurement and aircraft wake vortex categories.

3. Other Atmospheric Phenomena: Wind Shear, Wind Phenomena, Atmospheric Phenomena, Mountain Wave Events, Precipitation, Turbulence, CAT.

Comments: Wind, Turbulence, Precipitation and other atmospheric phenomena, including wind shear, wind measurement and prediction, wind modelling, volcanic ash and mountain wave events forecasting.