Guidelines for Cold Temperature Corrections

Guidelines for Cold Temperature Corrections

Publication info
Author
EUROCONTROL
Category
Enhancing Safety Weather Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Date of publication
24/10/2014

When the temperature is lower than ISA an aircraft will be lower than indicated by the barometric altimeter. Consequently, there is a risk that the specified clearance above obstacle is no longer sufficient and the effect of the low temperature must be compensated. The most efficient means to mitigate this effect is to quantify the effect of the difference from ISA in form of a correction that should be added to the minimum flight altitudes/heights to ensure the appropriate clearance above obstacles and terrain. ATS Authorities are responsible to develop and establish the necessary corrections for the cold temperature effect on altimetry and provide the air traffic control the values for minimum flight altitudes/minimum vectoring to be used in cold temperature conditions.

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