Other contributors: Chris Velden, Dave Stettner, Jeff Key, Kris Bedka, Jaime Daniels, Kevin Schrab, Brian Gockel, David Miller
The objectives of this session are:
This module will provide an overview of the current operational POES satellites and a small sample of the many meteorological products and their uses in operational weather forecasting.
Objectives:
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Other Contributors: John Knaff, Eileen Maturi
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of satellite methods for analysis of tropical cyclones (TCs) and their environment.
Objectives:
Audio playback – This VISITview file contains recorded audio and annotations and can be taken at anytime. Certificates of completion for NOAA employees can be obtained through your Science Operation Officer or training point of contact.
Create a directory to download the audio playback file (it is about 57 MB in size) from one of the following sites:
ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/SHyMet/course_materials/shymet_tropical_audio_7april06.exe
OR
ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/shymet_tropical_audio_7april06.exe
After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitplay.bat file to start the lesson.
Other Contributors:
John Weaver, Dan Lindsey, Jim Purdom, Dolores Kiessling (COMET)
Objectives: Identify the main uses of satellite imagery for severe weather events 1. Pre-storm environment Identify different air masses / boundaries Fine tune potential regions for convective initiation 2. Nowcast / WDM process (use effectively with other sensors, i.e. radar, METARs, lightning etc.) Analyze storm scale features Monitor potential storm / boundary interactions
Audio playback – This VISITview file contains recorded audio and annotations and can be taken at anytime. Certificates of completion for NOAA employees can be obtained through your Science Operation Officer or training point of contact. For detailed information on how to view the recorded session Create a directory to download the audio playback file (it is about 146 MB in size) from one of the following sites:
After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitplay.bat file to start the lesson.
NESDIS GOES sounder single field of view (SFOV) soundings
Real-time GOES RSO data (RSO RAMSDIS online)
Purdom, J.F.W., 1976: Some uses of high-resolution GOES imagery in the mesoscale forecasting of convection and its behavior. Mon. Wea. Rev., 104, 1474-1483. Scofield, R.A. and J.F.W. Purdom, 1986: The Use of Satellite data for Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasting Application. Chapter 7 in the book Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting, P.S. Ray, editor, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, 118-150. Davies, J.M., C.A. Doswell III, D.W. Burgess, and J.W. Weaver, 1994: Some noteworthy aspects of the Hesston, Kansas tornado family of 13 March 1990. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 75, 1007-1017. Markowski. P.M., E.N. Rasmussen, and J.M. Straka, 1998: The occurrence of tornadoes in supercells interacting with boundaries during VORTEX-95. Wea. Forecasting, 11, 852-859. Weaver, J.F., 1979: Storm motion as related to boundary-layer convergence. Mon. Wea. Rev., 107, 612-619. Weaver, J.F., and S.P. Nelson, 1982: Multiscale aspects of thunderstorm gust fronts and their effects on subsequent storm development. Mon. Wea. Rev., 110, 707-718. Weaver, J.F., and J.F.W. Purdom, 1995: An interesting mesoscale storm-environment interaction observed just prior to changes in severe storm behavior. Wea. Forecasting, 10, 449-453. Bikos, D., Weaver, J., and B. Motta, 2002: A Satellite Perspective of the 3 May 1999 Great Plains Tornado Outbreak within Oklahoma. Wea. Forecasting, 17, 635-646. Browning, P., Weaver, J.F., and Connell, B., 1997: The Moberly, Missouri, Tornado of 4 July 1995. Wea. Forecasting, 12, 915-927. Purdom, J.F.W. 1990: Convective Scale Weather Analysis and Forecasting. Chapter VII-8 in Weather Satellites: Systems, Data, and Environmental Applications, Rao, P.K., Holmes, S.J., Anderson, R.K., Winston, J.S., Lehr, P.E, editors, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston, MA, 285-304. Krauss, T.W. and J.D. Marwitz, 1984: Precipiation Processes within an Alberta Supercell Hailstorm. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 1025-1034. Lemon, L.R., 1976: The Flanking Line, a Severe Thunderstorm Intensification Source. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 686-694. Rasmussen, E.N., S. Richardson, J.M. Straka, P.M. Markowski, and D.O. Blanchard, 2000: The Association of Significant Tornadoes with a Baroclinic Boundary on 2 June 1995. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 174-191. Weaver, J.F, J.A. Knaff, D. Bikos, G.S. Wade, J.M. Daniels, 2002: Satellite Observations of a Severe Supercell Thunderstorm 24 July 2000 made during the GOES-11 Science Test. Wea. Forecasting, 17 (1), 124-138.
Talking points – these may be used by local offices in tandem with the audio playback version of the training session. The talking points may be printed out to easily review the session in detail at any time. The talking points may be
Other contributors: Brian Motta, Donald Moore, Stephen Jascourt, NWSFO BOX, SEW and MHX
The objectives of this session are:
ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/SHyMet/course_materials/SMcyclo_29jun05.exe
ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/SMcyclo_29jun05.exe
Bader, M.J., G.S. Forbes, J.R. Grant, R.B.E. Lilley, and A.J. Waters, 1995: Images in Weather Forecasting. University Press, Cambridge, Great Britain, 499 pp.
Harrold, T.W. 1973: Mechanisms influencing the distribution of precipitation within baoclinic disturbances. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. , 99 , 232-251.
Carlson, T.N., 1980: Airflow Through Midlatitude Cyclones and the Comma Cloud Pattern. Mon. Wea. Rev. , 108 , 1498-1509.
Young, M.V., G.A. Monk and K.A. Browning, 1987: Interpretation of satellite imagery of a rapidly developing cyclone. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. , 113 , 1089-1115.
Browning, K.A., and N.M. Roberts, 1994: Structure of a frontal cyclone. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. , 120 , 1535-1557.
Talking points – these may be used by local offices in tandem with the audio playback version of the training session. The talking points may be printed out to easily review the session in detail at any time. The talking points may be
Other contributors: Tim Schmit, Gary Wade, Jim Nelson, Jaime Daniels
The objectives of this session are:
A.) Overview of the GOES Sounder instrument
B.) Sounder temperature and moisture retrievals
C.) Derived Product Imagery (DPI) opperational applications. image enhancements.
D.) Future sounder improvements
ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/SHyMet/course_materials/sounder_7apr10_audio.exe
Suggested Enhancements for AWIPS GOES Sounder Derived Products
Realtime GOES sounder data and products on the Web:
This module will introduce you to the visible and infrared channels on GOES and detail new applications available with this generation of GOES satellites. Also included are future changes to the water vapor channel and the replacement of the 12 micron “dirty window” channel with the new 13.3 micron carbon dioxide channel available on the GOES 12-P satellites. Each channel has its own section with information on both specifications and guidance for operational forecasters.
You may take the session by clicking here
The objective of this session is: To learn about basic characteristics and functions of the GOES satellite: environmental sensing and other tasks, channels, image resolution, location, coverage, and schedules.
Note: Be sure to have your speakers on and the volume loud enough to hear the presentation. Two separate windows will appear after starting the module. One of them is a playback control window, allowing you to change slides (they are changed automatically by default), click on slide 1 at the top to begin the presentation. (Sometime the playback control window is hidden under the next window – the controls frame.) The other window is the controls frame, this is where you can click the See URL button whenever it is highlighted to bring up a separate browser that goes to the URL listed on the page.
The content of this session focuses on: Welcome to the Satellite Hydrology and Meteorology (SHyMet) Intern Course Meet the instructors/contributors Course logistics Course topics and student guides Sources of information
Create a directory to download the audio playback file (it is about 10 MB in size): Audio download version
After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitplay.bat file to start the lesson.
Note: Be sure to have your speakers on and the volume loud enough to hear the presentation.