Climate and Weather. For Flight in Naval Operational Zones (1944)

Military Article Photocopies available from Military/Info

• Introduction; [Weather and Naval Aviation]
• Chapter 1. Climate Controls; 12 pages, 13 illus.  Price 2.00  {Item No.22001} [Includes: Latitude: Influence on air temperature, Influence on air circulation. Land and Water Distribution: Influence on air temperature, Influence on air circulation]
• Chapter 2. Air Masses and Fronts of the World; 12 pages, 13 illus.  Price 2.00  {Item No.22002} [Includes: Source Regions and Classification of Air Masses: Polar continental (cP), Arctic (A), Tropical maritime (mT), Tropical continental (cT), Equatorial (E) and polar maritime (mP). Air Mass Weather: cP and A: Winter, Summer. mT: North of a subtropical high, South of a subtropical high, East of a subtropical high, West of a subtropical high. cT, E, mP. World Fronts and Frontal Weather: Polar fronts, Arctic fronts, Intertropical fronts]
• Chapter 3. North Atlantic; 60 pages, 60 illus.  Price 7.00  {Item No.22003} [Includes: Weather Hazards and Helps to Aviation - The General Pattern: Temperature and icing: A relatively mild climate, East side milder than west side, Icing levels. Winds: Pressure systems affect the winds, Surface wind directions, Wind velocity, Winds aloft. Cloudiness and precipitation, Visibility: Sea fogs worst in summer. Weather in the Differing Air Masses and Fronts over the North Atlantic: Air mass weather: Polar continental air, Tropical maritime air, Polar maritime air, Arctic maritime air, Tropical continental air. Frontal weather: Locations of fronts, Characteristics of warm fronts, Characteristics of cold fronts, Characteristics of occluded fronts. Flying Weather of Special Areas: From North American shores to Iceland, Newfoundland, Labrador, Greenland. Shores of Northwestern Europe: General flying weather, Air mass weather. The Mediterranean: Air masses of the Mediterranean Sea and shores, General flying weather. Weather Maps and Flights of the North Atlantic: Maps series illustrating frontal sequence, Weather during individual flights.]
• Chapter 4. Tropical Atlantic; 28 pages, 34 illus.  Price 4.00  {Item No.22004} [Includes: Flying Weather of the West Indian Region: Winds: Seasonal wind velocities, Land and sea breezes, Winds aloft. Northers: Weather maps showing norther in the West Indies. Hurricanes: Nature, Origin, Season of occurrences, Tracks, Speed, Signs of approach, The "Dangerous Semicircle", Which direction to fly, Weather maps showing a hurricane. Thunderstorms, Visibility. Flying Weather between Tropical South America and Tropical Africa: Weather in the intertropical front: Seasonal migration, Doldrum weather, The single front, Cyclonic waves on the intertropical front, Birthplace of hurricanes, Tornadoes of the Gulf of Guinea, Trade wind weather: Haze and the Harmattan]
• Chapter 5. North Pacific; 39 pages, 43 illus.  Price 5.00  {Item No.22005} [Includes: Weather in the Differing Air Masses and Fronts of the North Pacific: Air mass weather: cP - Asiatic, cP - Canadian, Arctic, mP, mT. Frontal weather. Weather Hazards and Helps to Aviation - The General Pattern: Winds: Surface winds - directions, Winds aloft - directions, Wind force, Icing, Visibility. Flying Weather of Special Areas: The Pacific coast of North America - from San Diego to Kodiak: Flying weather of the southern and central California coasts. Flying weather of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia coasts, Flying weather of the Gulf of Alaska and its coasts. The Aleutian Islands: Cloudiness and ceilings, Visibilities, Icing, Winds, Seasonal summary, Contact or on top? One more caution. Pearl Harbor - Midway - Wake area: Flying conditions in mT air of the subtropical Pacific, Flying conditions in polar air of the subtropical Pacific, Flying conditions in cold fronts of the subtropical Pacific, Flying conditions in warm fronts of the subtropical Pacific. Weather Maps and Flights of the North Pacific: Map series illustrating cyclonic sequence, Weather during individual flights]
• Chapter 6. Central and South Pacific; 23 pages, 31 illus.  Price 3.00  {Item No.22006} [Includes: The Wind Pattern. Weather in the Differing Air Masses and Fronts over the Central and South Pacific: Air mass weather: Tropical maritime cold (mTk), Equatorial (E). Frontal weather: The intertropical front, The doldrums, The subsidiary front, General flying weather through doldrum areas and intertropical fronts, Polar front, Fronts of the South Pacific. Tropical cyclones. Flying Weather of Special Areas: Pearl Harbor - Midway - Wake - Guam, Line, Marshal and Caroline Islands, The South Sea Islands, New Zealand and eastern Australia]
• Chapter 7. Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean; 26 pages, 28 illus.  Price 4.00  {Item No.22007} [Includes: Monsoons and Migration of the Intertropical Front: Monsoons of the northern winter, Monsoons of the northern summer, The transition seasons. The Seasonal Pattern of Weather: Seasonal pattern of air mass weather: In winter of the Northern Hemisphere, In summery of the Northern Hemisphere, Transition seasons. Seasonal pattern of frontal weather: Weather in the intertropical front, Invasions of polar front activity. Tropical cyclones. Effects of Land and Sea Contrasts and Mountain Barriers: Land and sea breezes, Katabatic winds, Orographic fronts, Windward coast cloudiness, Diurnal changes in storminess. General Summary of Flying Conditions: Ceiling and visibility, Winds: Winds aloft. Flying Weather of Special Areas: Flying weather from India to Malaya (Bay of Bengal), Winter monsoon season, Summer monsoon season, Transitional period - Spring, Transitional period - Autumn. Flying weather from Australia to Malaya: Westerly monsoon season (Dec. to Mar.), Southeast monsoon (May to Sept.), Inter-monsoon seasons (April and Oct.-Nov.). Flying weather of the Philippines and South China Sea: Winter monsoon seasons (Nov. to Mar.), Summer monsoon season (Apr. to Oct.)] [References Chapter 5]
• Chapter 8. Japan and Neightboring Seas; 26 pages, 23 illus.  Price 4.00  {Item No.22008} [Includes: The Climatic Controls: Land and water; and latitude, Topography, Ocean currents. Weather in the Differing Air Masses and Fronts over Japan and Neighboring Seas: Air mass weather, Frontal weather: Polar front, The coastal front. Weather Hazards and Helps to Aviation - The General Pattern: Winds: Surface winds, Winds aloft. Typhoons, Thunderstorms, Cloudiness and ceilings, Visibility: Haze, Precipitation, Fog. Temperature and icing. Weather Maps and Eastern Asia and Japan: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn]
• Knowledge is Power; 5 pages, 5 illus.  Price 1.00  {Item No.22009} [Includes: Weather and Aviation essay, plus book introduction Weather and Naval Aviation essay]
• Glossary; 4 pages  Price .50  {Item No.22010}
• Beaufort Scale (with Adaptations); 1 page  Price .50  {Item No.22011} [Wind scale]
• How to Pronounce Place Names; 2 pages  Price .50  {Item No.22012}