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Pressure Systems: DGCA Aviation Meteorology questions

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Question 1

A steep pressure gradient is characterized by:

Question 2

QNH at Timbuktu (200 m AMSL) is 1015 hPa. What is the QFE? (Assume 1 hPa = 8 m)

Question 3

In temperate latitudes in summer what conditions would you expect in the centre of a high pressure system?

Question 4

If the pressure level surface bulges upwards, the pressure system is a:

Question 5

The QNH at an airfield 200 m AMSL is 1009 hPa; air temperature is 10°C lower than standard. What is the QFF?

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