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FM 6-16-2 |
TABLES FOR ARTILLERY METEOROLOGY (VISUAL) BALLISTIC TYPE 3 AND COMPUTER MESSAGES AND LIMITED SURFACE OBSERVATIONS |
Table of Contents
CHANGE 1, 27 January 1984
FIGURES
CHARTS
TABLES
IMPLEMENTED STANAGs
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Time Zones, Global Octants, and Regions
CHAPTER 2 - Meteorological Tables and Charts
Section I - General Tables and Charts for Meteorological Messages
Description of Tables and Charts
Zone Structure of Atmosphere
Horizontal Distance Tables
Pressure Conversion (Inches of Mercury to Millibars)
Conversion of Pressure to Percent of Standard
Virtual Temperature Tables
Section II - Tables for Type 3 Ballistic Messages for Surface-to-Surface Trajectories
General
Surface Temperature, Percent of Standard
Mean Surface Density
Weighted Wind Speed Tables (Type 3 Message)
CHAPTER 4 - Limited Surface Observation
Section I - Tables for Limited Observations
General
SUPREP Code (Symbolic Breakdown)
Tables
Section II - Instructions for Taking Surface Weather Observations
Message Identifier
Station Location
Date and Time
Sky Condition
Wind Direction and Speed
Visibility (v)
Weather and Obstructions to Vision (w)
State of Road in Vicinity of Observation Point (R)
State of Terrain in Vicinity of Observation Point (T)
Temperature (TT)
Pressure (PPPP)
Wind Direction (dd)
Wind Speed (ff)
Amount of Low Cloud (Nh)
Height of Low Cloud (ha)
Indicator for Surf Data (99)
Plain Language Remarks
DA Form 5033-R, Limited Surface Observation
Appendix - References
Authorization Letter
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