INDEX 



The governing fundamentals of meteorology — 

 Continued 



sound waves, 286 



waves, 285 



what is sound, 284 

 system of measurements, 259 



CGS and FPS systems, 259 

 temperature, 261-268 



definition, 261 



heat transfer, 267 



temperature scales, 262 



vertical distribution, 264 



Thermometers, 54 

 shelters, 55 

 standard, 55 



Thunderstorms, 365 



Tide tables, 414 



Tipping bucket rain gage, 68 



Topography, submarine, 373 



Tornadoes, 363 



Tracking equipment, 157 



Tracking equipment, mechanical satellite, 

 117-122 



Training films, 13-15 



Training petty officer, 15 



Transmissometer AN/GMQ-10( ), 92-101 



Transparent orbital overlay, 120 



Tropical cyclones, 339 



Tropical systems, 336-345 



intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), 337-339 

 seasonal variation, 339 

 weather along the ITCZ, 337 

 tropical cyclones, 339 

 characteristics of tropical cyclones, 341 

 classification of tropical cyclones, 340 

 life cycle of tropical cyclone, 340 

 seasons and regions of occurrence, 345 

 tropical waves, 336 



Tropical waves, 336 



True wind computer CP-264/UM, 47 



Typewriters, 153 



U 



U. S. navy meteorological and oceanographic sup- 

 port manual, NAVWEASERVCOMINST3140.1( ), 

 412 

 Upper air charts, 209-216 

 analysis elements, 214 

 analysis technique, 216 

 plotted data, 211 

 upper air chart analysis, 212 

 upper air features, 212 

 Upper air observations, 188-192 



Upper air/wind equipment, 155-159 

 balloon inflation equipment, 156 

 balloons, 156 

 helium regulator, 156 

 universal balloon balance (ML-575UM), 156 



balloon launch, 156 

 balloon shroud, 156 

 parachute, 157 

 train regulator, 157 



calculators, computers, and plotting boards, 



159 

 radiosonde transmitter, 155 

 test and calibration equipment, 155 



humMity chamber ML-428/UM, 155 



radiosonde baseline check sets AN/GMM- 

 1( ), AN/GMM-3, and AN/UMM-1, 155 



signal generators, 155 

 tracking equipment, 157 



radiosonde recorders/ receptors/receivers, 

 157 



shipboard theodolite, 157 



shore -type theodolite, 157 



Vertical distribution, 261 



Visibility and clouds, 70-101 

 definitions, 70 

 determining clouds and visibility, 71-75 



control tower visibility, 78 



determination of stratification, 71 



determining cloud heights, 74 



determining visibility, 75 



observing aids, 75 



prevailing visibility, 75 



runway visibilities (RW), 78 



runway visual range (RVR), 79 



sector visibility, 75 



sky cover amounts, 72 



variable sky cover, 74 



variable visibility, 77 



visibility, 75 

 forms, 79 



MF1-10 entries, 79 



NWSC 3140/8 entries, 81 



recording charts, 81 



Visibility measuring equipment, 92-101 

 transmissometer AN/GMQ-10( ), 92-101 

 components, 92 

 maintenance, 98 

 office installation, 101 



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