Elementary meteorology providing a foundation for understanding and observing weather elements. Includes applied concepts in using temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, cloud height instruments; weather radar; and communications equipment.

Practice in observing weather elements; making instrument evaluations; encoding and recording weather observations of sky conditions, cloud forms, atmospheric phenomena, visibility and obstructions, wind, temperatures, humidity, pressure and precipitation; and classification of storm echoes received on storm detection equipment.

Preparation of maps and charts from land, airways and ship station reports. Includes thermodynamic diagrams, constant pressure charts, aircraft meteorological reports and local area surface charts.

Principles of operation and environmental sensitivity of precision-guided munitions, and application of physics of atmospheric radiative heat transfer to provide data necessary for target acquisition and tactics.

Principles and operation of weather radar system. Emphasizes interpretation of weather radar echoes.

Use of frequency and distribution curves to interpret and present climatological data with charts, graphs and tables.

Analysis of pressure, coriolis, centrifugal and friction forces on wind motion. Includes solar radiation and its effect on air stability, elementary thermodynamics, fronts and pressure systems; and preparation and presentation of weather briefings.

Subjective and objective forecasting techniques for flight paths and terminals, use of Teletype and facsimile data plus current data from functional weather equipment and radar for analysis and forecasting exercises. Emphasizes developing forecasting techniques and identifying parameters associated with severe weather.

Theories and techniques of weather analysis and forecasting in a simulated weather station environment. Includes operational mission duties of weather map analysis, forecasting, development of specialized products, and development and presentation of weather briefings.

Identification and analysis of tropical weather data from wind field to establish a sound basis for tropical forecasting. Includes applicable streamline isotach techniques of direct kinematic analysis, tropical meteorology, and application of theoretical, climatological and empirical analytic methods.

Interpretation of concepts of force, motion, friction, work, energy, velocity, acceleration, thermodynamics, and pressure as applied to characteristics and structure of atmosphere and heat transfer process.

Advanced analysis of synoptic features and application of rules and methods to prognosticate their movement. Includes long and short waves, pressure system, fronts and vorticity patterns; application of rules, methods and materials used to predict movement of above features; and isallobaric indicators, tropospheric flow and steering, time differential charts, and grid and J. J. George methods.

Requirements and procedures for acquisition and management of weather resources and programs, environmental support plans, certification of weather personnel, unit quality control programs, management information system input, obtaining meteorological support from other weather agencies, and determining concepts and procedures to support unique operations requirements.