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DGCA Subject Guide

DGCA Meteorology

DGCA Meteorology — master the syllabus and pass, with topic-wise practice and a live dashboard.

Syllabus overview

What this subject covers.

Atmosphere, pressure & altimetry basics
Temperature, humidity & air density
Winds, pressure systems & Buys Ballot's Law
Clouds, stability & vertical motion
Fronts, air masses & Western Disturbances
Thunderstorms, icing & turbulence
Jet streams & tropical systems
Reading METAR, TAF & SIGMET reports
Exam strategy

Why it's tested & common exam traps.

Meteorology rewards precise recall of definitions and thresholds (cloud oktas, pressure units, visibility bands) — DGCA frequently tests the exact boundary between categories rather than the general concept.

Common traps: confusing METAR (an observation) with TAF (a forecast), misreading BECMG vs TEMPO change groups in a TAF, and mixing up which hemisphere a pressure-system wind-direction rule applies to.

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In a METAR, what does the code group "BKN018" mean?
BKN stands for "broken" cloud cover (5–7 oktas), and the following three digits give the cloud base in hundreds of feet — so BKN018 means broken cloud at 1,800 ft.

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