NEWS: Emirate Flight encountered CAT at FLIGHT LEVEL 200.i.e at 20000 ft. near Goa to day 25.04.2010/0745 HRS IST. _+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ Goa Observations at 00Z 25 Apr 2010 sn Pre hPa Ht(m) Dir spd[kt] 1 548 5129 315 01 2 523 5497 307 10 3 494 5945 298 20 4 368 8192 292 31 5 343 8712 285 45 [Courtesy : Wyoming weather web] This is a Clear Air Turbulence [CAT]. Further it indicates clear wind shear also. CAT can not be easily identifiable with RADARS. This leads to sudden altitude loss. From FLT level 200 to level 050.
NEWS:
ReplyDeleteEmirate Flight encountered CAT at FLIGHT LEVEL 200.i.e at 20000 ft. near Goa to day 25.04.2010/0745 HRS IST.
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Goa Observations at 00Z 25 Apr 2010
sn Pre hPa Ht(m) Dir spd[kt]
1 548 5129 315 01
2 523 5497 307 10
3 494 5945 298 20
4 368 8192 292 31
5 343 8712 285 45
[Courtesy : Wyoming weather web]
This is a Clear Air Turbulence [CAT]. Further it indicates clear wind shear also. CAT can not be easily identifiable with RADARS. This leads to sudden altitude loss.
From FLT level 200 to level 050.