The usage of the common meteorological products and their limitations in practice

In recent years, the meteorological community has experiences a boom regarding the availability of products commonly used in the field of meteorology. This paper provides an overview of the meteorological products and their limitations used in general military practice. It helps to guide an even non-professional user to understand the data used for specialized tasks accomplished in various branches. In particular, this article solely deals with the environment of the Czech Republic and products commonly used in that location. Nevertheless, a significant portion of the discussed data and information sources can be found in other countries as the majority of it is published and distributed in conformity with the international agreements (as ICAO, WMO, etc.). The overview introduced in the paper could be used by common users to obtain a general summary of the available meteorological products and their basic attributes.