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significant weather
Definição1
Term in aeronautical meteorology concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft in flight.
Fonte1
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International Meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182). Disponível em: < https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220#.XeauGOhKiUk >. Acesso em: 20 jun. 2022.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Threat and error management (TEM) in air traffic control. Montreal, 2007. (Cir. 314 AN/178).
Nota adicional1
Acronyms in English: SIGWX; SIGWR.
Contexto
A controller will plan strategies to make the change with minimal disruption to the traffic flow. For en-route controllers, knowing areas of significant weather will help to anticipate requests for diversions.
Subárea1
Aeronautical Meteorology
Related Term
significant weather chart
Português
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