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The table below includes VISIT training sessions that are currently available, listed in reverse chronological order from when they were developed. To sort by a different column, click that column heading. More information about the WMO Satellite Skills covered in the training sessions can be found here.

See the VISIT Teletraining Calendar to register for instructor-led sessions that are currently being offered.

Former VISIT training sessions have been archived. For modules organized into courses by topic, check out the SHyMet page.

Title	Topic	Instructor(s)	Developed	Updated	Length (min)	WMO Sat. Skill(s)
Data Fusion in Dust Storm Warnings	Blowing Dust	Dan Bikos Jim LaDue	2024		70	4.1.1
Data Fusion Exercise for Flash Flood Warnings: 26 July 2021 Flash Flood Event	Flash Flood	Dan Bikos Katy Christian	2023		60	2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 5.1.5, 7.1-5
VIIRS Flood Map	Satellite	Jorel Torres	2023		20
VIIRS Active Fires	Satellite	Jorel Torres	2023		20
Data Fusion in Short-Term Severe Local Storm Forecasts and Warnings Exercise: 15 June 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Event	Severe	Dan Bikos Jim LaDue	2023		60	2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5
Data Fusion Exercise: Anomalously low GLM flash extent density for the 28 April 2021 severe thunderstorm event	Severe	Dan Bikos Jim LaDue	2022		45	2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5
Data Fusion techniques for Low-Topped Severe Thunderstorm Events	Severe	Dan Bikos Jim LaDue	2022		60	2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5
LightningCast	Lightning	Scott Lindstrom	2022		20
GOES-R Blowing Snow Detection	Winter / Sat	Scott Lindstrom Carl Jones	2020		15
JPSS / GOES Fire Monitoring Capabilities	Satellite	Jorel Torres	2020		20
Storm Signatures Observed in Satellite Imagery	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2020		15	2.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4
Above Anvil Cirrus Plumes	Severe/Sat	Scott Lindstrom	2020	2024	30
Integrating GOES Into Mesoanalysis	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2019		25	2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.7, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5
VIIRS NCC Imagery in AWIPS	Satellite	Jorel Torres	2019		20
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2011		90
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2010		140
Regional Satellite Cloud Composites from GOES	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2010		50
An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Track Guidance Models used by NHC	Tropical Course	SHyMet	2012		60
Introduction to the GLM		COMET	2016	2019	45
NUCAPS Soundings	Sat FC-J	Scott Lindstrom	2018		20
The VIIRS Day / Night Band		Lee (COMET) Dills (COMET)	2018		25
Uses of VIIRS Imagery	Sat FC-J	Scott Lindstrom	2018		25
NASA GPM Overview	Sat FC-J	SPoRT	2018		25
The AMSR2 Microwave Imager		Lee (COMET) Dills (COMET)	2018		30
The CrIS and ATMS Sounders		Dills (COMET)	2018		45
The VIIRS Imager		Lee (COMET) Dills (COMET)	2018		35
Orbits and Data Availability		Dills (COMET)	2018		20
Microwave Surface Emissivity	Sat FC-J	CIRA	2018		25
Oxygen and Water Vapor Absorption Bands	Sat FC-J	CIRA	2018		30
Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing	Sat FC-J	CIRA	2018		25
Aviation Hazards	Forecaster Course	Jeff Braun	2009	2011
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Introduction	Intern Course	COMET	2001
Satellite Applications to Tropical Cyclones	Intern Course	Ray Zehr Mark DeMaria	2006
Introduction to satellite interpretation for severe weather	Intern Course	Dan Bikos Jeff Braun	2006
Cyclogenesis: Analysis utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery	Intern Course	Dan Bikos Jeff Braun	2002
Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection	Intern Course		2002		180
SHyMet Intern Orientation	Intern Course	SHyMet	2006		30
GOES-R 101	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2009		90
Water Vapor Channels	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2009		60
Introduction to Remote Sensing for Hydrology		SHyMet	2008	2011	60
AWIPS Blended TPW Products	Severe Course	SHyMet	2009		20
ASCAT Winds	Severe Course	SHyMet	2010		35
Satellite Applications for Tropical Cyclones: Dvorak Technique	Forecaster Course	SHyMet	2009		90
An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Guidance Models used by NHC	Severe Course	NHC	2012		65
Topographically Induced Convergence Zones and Severe Weather	Severe Course	Jeff Braun	2011		25
Coastal Severe Convective Weather	Severe Course	Jeff Braun	2011		50
GOES-R Impacts on Satellite Data Assimilation		COMET	2016	2018	15
GOES-R Tropical to Extratropical Transition		COMET	2016	2018	15
GOES-R ABI IR Bands, Excluding Water Vapor		COMET	2016	2018	45
GOES-R ABI Near-IR Bands		COMET	2016	2018	30
GOES-R ABI Visible and Near-IR Bands		COMET	2016	2018	15
Basic Principles of Radiation		COMET	2016	2018	45
Impact of Satellite Observations on NWP		COMET	2017		30
Influence of Clouds and Precipitation	Sat FC-J	CIRA	2018		25
GOES-17 Loop Heat Pipe and Predictive Calibration	Satellite	Scott Lindstrom	2019		30
Severe Weather Applications of the GOES Split Window Difference Product	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2019	2019	20	2.2, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5
Advected Layer Precipitable Water Product	Satellite	Dan Bikos Sheldon Kusselson	2017	2023	20	3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 5.1.5, 7.1-5
Basic Review of Satellite Foundational Topics	Satellite	Scott Lindstrom Eric Lenning	2017		10
An Orientation to the GOES-R Foundational Course	Sat FC-G	James LaDue Anthony Mostek	2016		20
Designing an Effective Survey: A beginning course for physical scientists	Social Science	John Weaver	2016		25
Visualizing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) in AWIPS	GLM	Geoffrey Stano	2016		10
GOES-R General Circulation Patterns	Sat FC-G	Ed Szoke Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Cyclogenesis Potential Vorticity Concepts	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Scott Bachmeier	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Atmospheric Rivers	Sat FC-G	Ed Szoke Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
Comparing NWP Synthetic / Simulated Satellite Imagery to Observed Satellite Imagery	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Dan Lindsey	2016	2018	10
GOES-R TROWAL Formation	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom	2016	2018	10
Basic Operations of ABI on GOES-R	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Tim Schmit	2016	2018	15
GOES-R Multi-channel interpretation approaches	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom	2016	2018	30
GOES-R Volcanic Ash Product	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Michael Pavolonis	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Derived Motion Winds	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Scott Bachmeier	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Aerosols in AWIPS	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Shobha Kondragunta	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Cloud and microphysical products, fog and low stratus	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Andy Heidinger	2016	2018	15
GOES-R Legacy Atmospheric Profiles	Sat FC-G	Scott Lindstrom Jun Li	2016	2018	10
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 Baseline Product: Rainfall rate	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Bob Kuligowski	2016		10
GOES-R ABI Water Vapor Bands	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2016	2018	25
GOES-R Cyclogenesis life cycle	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2016	2018	20
GOES-R Cumulus growth	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Marine and polar mesolows	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 Boundary-forced convection	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Low-level jet features	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Pre-convective cloud features	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Pre-convective environment	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos Chris Gitro	2016	2018	15
GOES-R Introduction to Mesoscale and Synoptic Sections	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Hurricane Intensity Estimate	Sat FC-G	Tim Olander Erin Dagg	2016		10
GOES-R Mesoscale Convective Systems	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	10
GOES-R Discrete Storms	Sat FC-G	Dan Bikos	2016	2018	20
Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN) on AWIPS	Lightning	Brian Motta	2016		45
Introduction to NCC DNB VIIRS imagery in AWIPS	Satellite	Curtis Seaman Dan Lindsey	2016		20
Applications of RSO Satellite Imagery for Winter Storms	Winter / Sat	Ed Szoke Dan Bikos	2015		30
A Brief Introduction to Social Science: A course for physical scientists	Social Science	John Weaver	2015		30
NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere Product	Severe/Sat	Scott Lindstrom	2014	2019	45
Use of VIIRS imagery for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting	Tropical/Sat	John Knaff Galina Chirokova	2015		12
NUCAPS and Gridded NUCAPS Profiles	Satellite	Scott Lindstrom	2015	2022	20
Can total lightning help with warnings for non-supercell tornadoes?	Severe Course	Ed Szoke Dan Bikos	2015	2019	40
Tracking the Elevated Mixed Layer with a new GOES-R Water Vapor Band	Severe Course	Dan Bikos Ed Szoke	2015	2019	20	3.2.3, 3.3.2, 5.1.5, 7.1-5
1-minute Visible Satellite Imagery Applications for Severe Thunderstorms	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos	2014	2015	22
VIIRS Imagery Interpretation of Super Typhoon Vongfong	Tropical/Sat	John Knaff	2014		10
GPM Mission Overview	Satellite	Josh King	2014		8
Forecaster Training for the GOES-R Fog/low stratus (FLS) Products	Satellite Proving Ground	Scott Lindstrom Mike Pavolonis	2012	2020	60
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Cyclogenesis	Satellite Proving Ground	Dan Bikos Dan Lindsey	2012		30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Low Clouds and Fog	Satellite Proving Ground	Dan Bikos Dan Lindsey	2012	2013	30
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2	Aviation/Satellite	Jeff Braun Jeff Osiensky	2011		90
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Severe Weather	Satellite Proving Ground	Dan Bikos Dan Lindsey	2011	2015	30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Orographic Cirrus	Satellite Proving Ground	Dan Bikos	2011		30
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1	Aviation/Satellite	Jeff Braun Jeff Osiensky	2010		140
Aviation Hazards	Aviation/Satellite	Jeff Braun	2009	2011	180
Basic Satellite Imagery Interpretation in the Tropics	Tropical/Sat	Dan Bikos	2010		60
Water Vapor Imagery Analysis for Severe Weather	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos Dan Lindsey	2010		60
Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP)	Tropical	Dan Bikos	2010	2013	18
TC Intensity Model Guidance used by NHC	Tropical	Chris Landsea Mark DeMaria	2009	2020	45
TC Track Model Guidance used by NHC	Tropical	Mike Brennan Chris Landsea	2009	2020	45
GOES Imagery for Forecasting Severe Weather	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos	2008		75
Satellite Interpretation of Orographic Clouds	Satellite	Dan Bikos Jeff Braun	2007	2015	90
GOES 3.9 µm Channel	Satellite	Dan Lindsey	2006	2014	45
Predicting Supercell Motion in Operations	Severe/Sat	Matthew Bunkers	2005	2020	75
Mesoscale Convective Vortices	Severe/Sat	Scott Lindstrom Scott Bachmeier	2004	2022	15
Use of GOES RSO imagery with other Remote Sensor Data for Diagnosing Severe Weather across the CONUS (RSO 3)	Severe/Sat	Dan Bikos John Weaver	2003	2015	130
Cyclogenesis: Analysis Utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery	Winter / Sat	Dan Bikos John Weaver	2002		75
TROWAL Identification	Winter / Sat	Scott Lindstrom Scott Bachmeier	2005	2019	30

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