AFH15-101 — Meteorological Techniques

AFH15-101 governs meteorological techniques and provides general guidance for effective analysis of a variety of weather parameters.

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  • Publication number: AFH15-101
  • Title: METEOROLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
  • Date: 2019-11-05

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The handbook addresses visibility, precipitation, and surface winds within its treatment of surface weather elements. It requires records created as a result of prescribed processes to be maintained and properly disposed of.

Topics covered

  • Surface weather elements
  • Visibility
  • Precipitation
  • Surface winds
  • Dust detection
  • Fog formation
  • Freezing precipitation

Questions and answers

What guidance does AFH15-101 provide for meteorological techniques?

The handbook, when used with relevant data and additional Air Force guidance, provides general guidance for effective meteorological techniques for a variety of parameters.

How must records created under AFH15-101 be handled?

Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition Schedule.

What updates were made to the meteorological techniques in AFH15-101?

While the table of contents and list of topics will be familiar to anyone who has used the legacy technical note, numerous techniques were updated to reflect advanced processes and procedures, and many illustrations and figures were modernized with improved graphics and pictures.

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