Aviation Weather Handbook FAA-H-8083-28A

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Disclaimer Note
• Notice
• Summary of Changes
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Aviation Weather Service Program
• Chapter 3. Overview of Aviation Weather Information
• Chapter 4. The Earth's Atmosphere 
• Chapter 5. Heat and Temperature 
• Chapter 6. Water Vapor
• Chapter 7. Earth-Atmosphere Heat Imbalances
• Chapter 8. Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry
• Chapter 9. Global Circulations and Jet Streams
• Chapter 10. Wind
• Chapter 11. Air Masses, Fronts, and the Wave Cyclone Model
• Chapter 12. Vertical Motion and Clouds
• Chapter 13. Atmospheric Stability
• Chapter 14. Precipitation
• Chapter 15. Weather Radar
• Chapter 16. Mountain Weather
• Chapter 17. Tropical Weather
• Chapter 18. Weather and Obstructions to Visibility
• Chapter 19. Turbulence 
• Chapter 20. Icing
• Chapter 21. Arctic Weather
• Chapter 22. Thunderstorms
• Chapter 23. Space Weather
• Chapter 24. Observations
• Chapter 25. Analysis
• Chapter 26. Advisories
• Chapter 27. Forecasts
• Chapter 28. Aviation Weather Tools
• Appendix A. Cloud Types
• Appendix B. Standard Conversion Chart
• Appendix C. Density Altitude Calculation
• Appendix D. Special Terminal Operation Procedures (STOP) for Operations in a Noncontiguous State
• Appendix E. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms
• Appendix F. Units of Measurement
• Appendix G. Websites

This handbook is designed as a technical reference for all who operate in the National Airspace System (NAS). Pilots, dispatchers, and operators will find this handbook a valuable resource for flight planning and decision making.

This handbook conforms to pilot weather training and certification concepts established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The discussion and explanations reflect the most commonly used weather products and information.