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Title Topic Instructor(s) Developed Updated Length (min)
1-minute Visible Satellite Imagery Applications for Severe Thunderstorms Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2014 2015 22
A Brief Introduction to Social Science: A course for physical scientists Social Science John Weaver
... 		2015

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 30
Above Anvil Cirrus Plumes Severe/Sat Scott Lindstrom
... 		2020 2024 30
Advected Layer Precipitable Water Product Satellite Dan Bikos
... 		2017 2023 20
An Orientation to the GOES-R Foundational Course Sat FC-G James LaDue
... 		2016

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 20
An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Guidance Models used by NHC Severe Course Severe Course NHC
... 		2012

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 65
An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Track Guidance Models used by NHC Tropical Course Tropical Course SHyMet
... 		2012

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 60
Applications of RSO Satellite Imagery for Winter Storms Winter / Sat Ed Szoke
... 		2015

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 30
Applying the Ten Principles of Climate Monitoring in NWS Field Operations Archived Training Tim Owen
... 		2004

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No Length Given

ASCAT Winds Archived Training Ross Van Til
... 		2009 2010 34
ASCAT Winds Severe Course Severe Course SHyMet
... 		2010

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 35
Aviation Hazards Aviation/Satellite Jeff Braun
... 		2009 2011 180
Aviation Hazards Forecaster Course Forecaster Course Jeff Braun
... 		2009 2011

No Length Given

AWIPS Blended Rain Rate Product Archived Training Ross Van Til
... 		2012

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 10
AWIPS Blended TPW Products Severe Course Severe Course SHyMet
... 		2009

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 20
Basic Operations of ABI on GOES-R Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 15
Basic Principles of Radiation SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 45
Basic Review of Satellite Foundational Topics Satellite Scott Lindstrom
... 		2017

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 10
Basic Satellite Imagery Interpretation in the Tropics Tropical/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2010

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 60
Basic Satellite Principles Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2007 2009 45
Blended TPW Products Archived Training Ross Van Til
... 		2009 2012 19
Can total lightning help with warnings for non-supercell tornadoes? Severe Course Ed Szoke
... 		2015 2019 40
Coastal Severe Convective Weather Severe Course Archived Session Jeff Braun
... 		2011

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 50
Comparing NWP Synthetic / Simulated Satellite Imagery to Observed Satellite Imagery Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
CONUS CG Lightning Archived Training Bard Zajac
... 		1999

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 75
Convective Cloud-top Cooling Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2010 2013 45
Convective Downbursts Archived Training Ken Pryor
... 		2004 2014 60
CRAS Forecast Imagery in AWIPS Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2006

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 45
Cyclogenesis: Analysis Utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery Winter / Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2002

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 75
Cyclogenesis: Analysis utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery Intern Course Intern Course Dan Bikos
... 		2002

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No Length Given

Data Fusion Exercise for Flash Flood Warnings: 26 July 2021 Flash Flood Event Flash Flood Dan Bikos
... 		2023

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 60
Data Fusion Exercise: Anomalously low GLM flash extent density for the 28 April 2021 severe thunderstorm event Severe Dan Bikos
... 		2022

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 45
Data Fusion in Dust Storm Warnings Blowing Dust Dan Bikos
... 		2024

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 70
Data Fusion in Short-Term Severe Local Storm Forecasts and Warnings Exercise: 15 June 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Event Severe Dan Bikos
... 		2023

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 60
Data Fusion techniques for Low-Topped Severe Thunderstorm Events Severe Dan Bikos
... 		2022

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 60
Designing an Effective Survey: A beginning course for physical scientists Social Science John Weaver
... 		2016

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 25
Diagnosing the Potential for Surface Boundaries to Initiate Convection Archived Training James LaDue
... 		2000

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No Length Given

Diagnosis of Elevated Mesoscale Ascent: The Midland TX Heavy Snow Event of 11 Dec 1998 Archived Training Scott Bachmeier
... 		2000

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 60
Downscaled GFS with Eta Extension (DGEX): Its uses and limitations Archived Training Stephen Jascourt
... 		2004

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No Length Given

Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN) on AWIPS Lightning Brian Motta
... 		2016

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 45
Enhanced-V Archived Training

No Instructor Given

1998

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No Length Given

Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP) Tropical Dan Bikos
... 		2010 2013 18
Firestorm Induced Tornado Archived Training

No Instructor Given

2002

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No Length Given

Fog Detection and Analysis with Satellite Data Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2002

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 60
Forecaster Training for the GOES-R Fog/low stratus (FLS) Products Satellite Proving Ground Scott Lindstrom
... 		2012 2020 60
Forecasting Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS) Archived Training Wes Junker
... 		2001

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No Length Given

GOES 3.9 µm Channel Satellite Dan Lindsey
... 		2006 2014 45
GOES Enhancement/Color Tables in AWIPS Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		1999

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No Length Given

GOES High Density Winds Archived Training Scott Bachmeier
... 		2005 2006 60
GOES High Density Winds Archived Training Archived Session Scott Bachmeier
... 		2006

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 60
GOES Imagery for Forecasting Severe Weather Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2008

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 75
GOES Imaging and Sounding area coverage, resolution, and image frequency Archived Training Archived Session Bernie Connell
... 		2005

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 30
GOES Sounder Data and Products Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2006 2015 30
GOES Sounder Data and Products Archived Training Archived Session Scott Bachmeier
... 		2006

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No Length Given

GOES-17 Loop Heat Pipe and Predictive Calibration Satellite Scott Lindstrom
... 		2019

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 30
GOES-R 101 Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2009

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 90
GOES-R ABI IR Bands, Excluding Water Vapor SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 45
GOES-R ABI Near-IR Bands SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 30
GOES-R ABI Visible and Near-IR Bands SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 15
GOES-R ABI Water Vapor Bands Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 25
GOES-R Aerosols in AWIPS Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Atmospheric Rivers Sat FC-G Ed Szoke
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Baseline Product: Rainfall rate Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016

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 10
GOES-R Blowing Snow Detection Winter / Sat Scott Lindstrom
... 		2020

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 15
GOES-R Boundary-forced convection Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Cloud and microphysical products, fog and low stratus Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 15
GOES-R Cumulus growth Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Cyclogenesis life cycle Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 20
GOES-R Cyclogenesis Potential Vorticity Concepts Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Derived Motion Winds Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Discrete Storms Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 20
GOES-R Fire characterization, land surface temperature and snow Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Fog / Low clouds: Formation and dissipation Mesoscale Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R General Circulation Patterns Sat FC-G Ed Szoke
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Hurricane Intensity Estimate Sat FC-G Tim Olander
... 		2016

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 10
GOES-R Impacts on Satellite Data Assimilation SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 15
GOES-R Introduction to Mesoscale and Synoptic Sections Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Legacy Atmospheric Profiles Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Low-level jet features Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Marine and polar mesolows Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Mesoscale Convective Systems Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Mountain waves and orographic enhancement Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Multi-channel interpretation approaches Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 30
GOES-R Pre-convective cloud features Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Pre-convective environment Sat FC-G Dan Bikos
... 		2016 2018 15
GOES-R Tropical to Extratropical Transition SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2018 15
GOES-R TROWAL Formation Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GOES-R Volcanic Ash Product Sat FC-G Scott Lindstrom
... 		2016 2018 10
GPM Mission Overview Satellite Josh King
... 		2014

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 8
Identifying Snow with Daytime RGB Satellite Products Archived Training Bernie Connell
... 		2013 2014 30
Impact of Satellite Observations on NWP SatFC-G COMET
... 		2017

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 30
Influence of Clouds and Precipitation Sat FC-J SatFC-J CIRA
... 		2018

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 25
Integrating GOES Into Mesoanalysis Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2019

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 25
Interactive Cloud Height Algorithm and GOES Sounder Point Retrievals in AWIPS Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2004

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 60
Interpreting Satellite Signatures Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2008 2009 45
Introduction to GOES N, O, P Archived Training Timothy Schmit
... 		2006

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 60
Introduction to Gridded Model Output Statistics (MOS) Archived Training William Bua
... 		2006

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No Length Given

Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing Sat FC-J SatFC-J CIRA
... 		2018

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 25
Introduction to NCC DNB VIIRS imagery in AWIPS Satellite Curtis Seaman
... 		2016

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 20
Introduction to POES Data and Products Archived Training VISIT
... 		2002

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 60
Introduction to Remote Sensing for Hydrology Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2008 2011 60
Introduction to satellite interpretation for severe weather Intern Course Intern Course Dan Bikos
... 		2006

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No Length Given

Introduction to the GLM SatFC-G COMET
... 		2016 2019 45
JPSS / GOES Fire Monitoring Capabilities Satellite Jorel Torres
... 		2020

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 20
Lake-Effect Snow 1 Archived Training

No Instructor Given

2000

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 75
Lake-Effect Snow 2 Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2002 2015 25
Lightning Meteorology 1: Electrification and Lightning Activity in Typical Thunderstorms Archived Training Bard Zajac
... 		2001 2010 90
Lightning Meteorology 2: Anomalous Storms and Advanced Theory Archived Training Bard Zajac
... 		2002 2004 90
LightningCast Lightning Scott Lindstrom
... 		2022

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 20
LTO Boundaries at Night Archived Training

No Instructor Given

1998

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 60
Mesoscale Analysis of Convective Weather Using GOES RSO Imagery Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2001 2010 75
Mesoscale Banding in Winter Storms Archived Training David Novak
... 		2002

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 60
Mesoscale Convective Vortices Severe/Sat Scott Lindstrom
... 		2004 2022 15
Meteorological uses of ACARS Weather Data Archived Training Rich Mamrosh
... 		2002

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No Length Given

Microwave Surface Emissivity Sat FC-J SatFC-J CIRA
... 		2018

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 25
Monitoring Gulf Moisture Return Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2005

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 45
Morphed TPW Detection (MIMIC) Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2010

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 45
NASA GPM Overview Sat FC-J SatFC-J SPoRT
... 		2018

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 25
Natural Disaster Information Cards (NDIC) Archived Training

No Instructor Given

2000

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No Length Given

NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere Product Severe/Sat Scott Lindstrom
... 		2014 2019 45
NUCAPS and Gridded NUCAPS Profiles Satellite Scott Lindstrom
... 		2015 2022 20
NUCAPS Soundings Sat FC-J SatFC-J Scott Lindstrom
... 		2018

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 20
Objective Satellite-Based Overshooting Top and Enhanced-V Anvil Thermal Couplet Signature Detection Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2011

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 60
Orbits and Data Availability SatFC-J Dills (COMET)
... 		2018

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 20
Oxygen and Water Vapor Absorption Bands Sat FC-J SatFC-J CIRA
... 		2018

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 30
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Introduction Intern Course Intern Course COMET
... 		2001

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No Length Given

Precipitation Type Forecasting Archived Training

No Instructor Given

2000

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 90
Predicting Supercell Motion in Operations Severe/Sat Matthew Bunkers
... 		2005 2020 75
QuikSCAT Winds Archived Training Ross Van Til
... 		2008

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 60
Regional Satellite Cloud Composites from GOES Archived Training Bernie Connell
... 		2010

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 50
Regional Satellite Cloud Composites from GOES Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2010

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 50
Satellite Applications for Tropical Cyclones: Dvorak Technique Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2009

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 90
Satellite Applications to Tropical Cyclones Intern Course Intern Course Ray Zehr
... 		2006

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No Length Given

Satellite Interpretation for Coastal Effects Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2008

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 75
Satellite Interpretation of Orographic Clouds Satellite Dan Bikos
... 		2007 2015 90
Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection Intern Course Intern Course

No Instructor Given

2002

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 180
Severe Weather Applications of the GOES Split Window Difference Product Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2019 2019 20
SHyMet Intern Orientation Intern Course Intern Course SHyMet
... 		2006

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 30
Storm Signatures Observed in Satellite Imagery Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2020

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 15
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Cyclogenesis Satellite Proving Ground Dan Bikos
... 		2012

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 30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Low Clouds and Fog Satellite Proving Ground Dan Bikos
... 		2012 2013 30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Orographic Cirrus Satellite Proving Ground Dan Bikos
... 		2011

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 30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Severe Weather Satellite Proving Ground Dan Bikos
... 		2011 2015 30
TC Intensity Model Guidance used by NHC Tropical Chris Landsea
... 		2009 2020 45
TC Track Model Guidance used by NHC Tropical Mike Brennan
... 		2009 2020 45
The AMSR2 Microwave Imager SatFC-J Lee (COMET)
... 		2018

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 30
The CrIS and ATMS Sounders SatFC-J Dills (COMET)
... 		2018

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 45
The Satellite Rainfall Hydro-Estimator Archived Training Charles Kadin
... 		2003

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No Length Given

The UW NearCasting Product Archived Training Scott Lindstrom
... 		2010 2012 45
The VIIRS Day / Night Band Beneficial Products and their Applications Lee (COMET)
... 		2018

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 25
The VIIRS Imager SatFC-J Lee (COMET)
... 		2018

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 35
Three Classes of Storm Top Signatures in Infrared Satellite Data Archived Training D. Zaras
... 		1999

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No Length Given

Top Ten Misconceptions about Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Models Archived Training Stephen Jascourt
... 		2001

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No Length Given

Topographically Induced Convergence Zones and Severe Weather Severe Course Archived Session Jeff Braun
... 		2011

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 25
Tracking the Elevated Mixed Layer with a new GOES-R Water Vapor Band Severe Course Dan Bikos
... 		2015 2019 20
TROWAL Identification Winter / Sat Scott Lindstrom
... 		2005 2019 30
Use of Ensembles in the Forecast Process (Cold Season Version) Archived Training Willian Bua
... 		2007

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No Length Given

Use of GOES RSO imagery with other Remote Sensor Data for Diagnosing Severe Weather across the CONUS (RSO 3) Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2003 2015 130
Use of VIIRS imagery for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Tropical/Sat John Knaff
... 		2015

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 12
Uses of VIIRS Imagery Sat FC-J SatFC-J Scott Lindstrom
... 		2018

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 25
Using GOES Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) Imagery in AWIPS Archived Training

No Instructor Given

1999

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No Length Given

Using Near-Storm Environment Data in the Warning Decision Making Process Archived Training Brad Grant
... 		2001

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No Length Given

Utilizing GOES Imagery to Forecast Winter Storms – Part 1 Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2004

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 75
Utilizing GOES Imagery to Forecast Winter Storms – Part 2 Archived Training Dan Bikos
... 		2004

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 75
VIIRS Active Fires Satellite Jorel Torres
... 		2023

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 20
VIIRS Flood Map Satellite Jorel Torres
... 		2023

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 20
VIIRS Imagery Interpretation of Super Typhoon Vongfong Tropical/Sat John Knaff
... 		2014

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 10
VIIRS NCC Imagery in AWIPS Satellite Jorel Torres
... 		2019

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 20
VIIRS Satellite Imagery in AWIPS Archived Training Scott Bachmeier
... 		2013 2013 45
Visualizing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) in AWIPS GLM Geoffrey Stano
... 		2016

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 10
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1 Aviation/Satellite Jeff Braun
... 		2010

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 140
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1 Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2010

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 140
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2 Aviation/Satellite Jeff Braun
... 		2011

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 90
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2 Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2011

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 90
Warm Season Ensembles Archived Training Bill Bua
... 		2007 2010 75
Water Vapor Channel Satellite Imagery Archived Training Scott Bachmeier
... 		2003

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 75
Water Vapor Channels Forecaster Course Forecaster Course SHyMet
... 		2009

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 60
Water Vapor Imagery Analysis for Severe Weather Severe/Sat Dan Bikos
... 		2010

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 60
Water Vapor Imagery and PV Analysis Archived Training Scott Bachmeier
... 		2007

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 90
Wildland Fire Detection using Satellite Imagery Archived Training John Weaver
... 		2003

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 75