CONTENTS 



CHAPTER Page 



1. Aerographer's Mate Rating 1 



2. Pressure 16 



3. Wind equipment 33 



4. Temperature, humidity, and precipitation 50 



5. Clouds and visibility 70 



6. Radar and satellite equipment 102 



7. Communications equipment and operational 



procedures 123 



8. Office equipment 148 



9. Specialized meteorological equipment and 



their uses 155 



10. Watch routines 164 



11. Watch routines (continued) 193 



12. The governing fundamentals of meteorology 249 



13. Circulation of the atmosphere 289 



14. Air masses and fronts 312 



15. Meteorological elements 346 



16. Fundamentals of oceanography 371 



17. Administration, publications, and supply 397 



APPENDIX 



I. The Metric System 422 



II. Glossary 424 



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