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SIGMET information

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008868

Aeronautical advisories on en-route weather phenomena that could affect the safety of aircraft operations, such as severe turbulence, severe icing, widespread dust or sandstorms, volcanic ash and tropical cyclones. SIGMETs are issued by meteorological watch offices, with validity of up to four hours, or up to six hours for volcanic ash and tropical cyclones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008868
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008868",
  "term": "SIGMET information",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Aeronautical advisories on en-route weather phenomena that could affect the safety of aircraft operations, such as severe turbulence, severe icing, widespread dust or sandstorms, volcanic ash and tropical cyclones. SIGMETs are issued by meteorological watch offices, with validity of up to four hours, or up to six hours for volcanic ash and tropical cyclones.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sigmet-information/"
}

Record 8,526 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.