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Former VISIT training sessions have been archived.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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS Active Fires | Satellite |
|
2023 | 20 | ||
| Data Fusion in Short-Term Severe Local Storm Forecasts and Warnings Exercise: 15 June 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Event | Severe |
|
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 |
|
2022 | 45 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5 | |
| GOES Mesoscale Domain Sector (MDS) Request Best Practices | Satellite |
|
2022 | 30 | ||
| Data Fusion techniques for Low-Topped Severe Thunderstorm Events | Severe |
|
2022 | 60 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5 | |
| LightningCast | Lightning |
|
2022 | 20 | ||
| GOES-R Blowing Snow Detection | Winter / Sat |
|
2020 | 15 | ||
| JPSS / GOES Fire Monitoring Capabilities | Satellite |
|
2020 | 20 | ||
| Storm Signatures Observed in Satellite Imagery | Severe/Sat |
|
2020 | 15 | 2.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4 | |
| Above Anvil Cirrus Plumes | Severe/Sat |
|
2020 | 30 | ||
| Integrating GOES Into Mesoanalysis | Severe/Sat |
|
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 |
|
2019 | 20 | ||
| NUCAPS Soundings | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 20 | ||
| Uses of VIIRS Imagery | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 25 | ||
| Microwave Surface Emissivity | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 25 | ||
| Oxygen and Water Vapor Absorption Bands | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 30 | ||
| Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 25 | ||
| Influence of Clouds and Precipitation | Sat FC-J |
|
2018 | 25 | ||
| GOES-17 Loop Heat Pipe and Predictive Calibration | Satellite |
|
2019 | 30 | ||
| Severe Weather Applications of the GOES Split Window Difference Product | Severe/Sat |
|
2019 | 2019 | 20 | 2.2, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 7.1-5 |
| Advected Layer Precipitable Water Product | Satellite |
|
2017 | 2021 | 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 |
|
2017 | 10 | ||
| An Orientation to the GOES-R Foundational Course | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 20 | ||
| Designing an Effective Survey: A beginning course for physical scientists | Social Science |
|
2016 | 25 | ||
| Visualizing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) in AWIPS | GLM |
|
2016 | 10 | ||
| GOES-R General Circulation Patterns | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Cyclogenesis Potential Vorticity Concepts | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Atmospheric Rivers | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| Comparing NWP Synthetic / Simulated Satellite Imagery to Observed Satellite Imagery | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R TROWAL Formation | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| Basic Operations of ABI on GOES-R | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 15 | |
| GOES-R Multi-channel interpretation approaches | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 30 | |
| GOES-R Volcanic Ash Product | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Derived Motion Winds | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Aerosols in AWIPS | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Cloud and microphysical products, fog and low stratus | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 15 | |
| GOES-R Legacy Atmospheric Profiles | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Fire characterization, land surface temperature and snow | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Fog / Low clouds: Formation and dissipation | Mesoscale |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Baseline Product: Rainfall rate | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 10 | ||
| GOES-R ABI Water Vapor Bands | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 25 | |
| GOES-R Cyclogenesis life cycle | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 20 | |
| GOES-R Cumulus growth | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Marine and polar mesolows | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Mountain waves and orographic enhancement | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Boundary-forced convection | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Low-level jet features | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Pre-convective cloud features | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Pre-convective environment | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 15 | |
| GOES-R Introduction to Mesoscale and Synoptic Sections | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Hurricane Intensity Estimate | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 10 | ||
| GOES-R Mesoscale Convective Systems | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 10 | |
| GOES-R Discrete Storms | Sat FC-G |
|
2016 | 2018 | 20 | |
| Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN) on AWIPS | Lightning |
|
2016 | 45 | ||
| Introduction to NCC DNB VIIRS imagery in AWIPS | Satellite |
|
2016 | 20 | ||
| Applications of RSO Satellite Imagery for Winter Storms | Winter / Sat |
|
2015 | 30 | ||
| A Brief Introduction to Social Science: A course for physical scientists | Social Science |
|
2015 | 30 | ||
| NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere Product | Severe/Sat |
|
2014 | 2019 | 45 | |
| Use of VIIRS imagery for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting | Tropical/Sat |
|
2015 | 12 | ||
| NUCAPS and Gridded NUCAPS Profiles | Satellite |
|
2015 | 2022 | 20 | |
| Can total lightning help with warnings for non-supercell tornadoes? | Severe Course |
|
2015 | 2019 | 40 | |
| Tracking the Elevated Mixed Layer with a new GOES-R Water Vapor Band | Severe Course |
|
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 |
|
2014 | 2015 | 22 | |
| VIIRS Imagery Interpretation of Super Typhoon Vongfong | Tropical/Sat |
|
2014 | 10 | ||
| GPM Mission Overview | Satellite |
|
2014 | 8 | ||
| Forecaster Training for the GOES-R Fog/low stratus (FLS) Products | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2012 | 2020 | 60 | |
| Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Cyclogenesis | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2012 | 30 | ||
| Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Low Clouds and Fog | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2012 | 2013 | 30 | |
| Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2 | Aviation/Satellite |
|
2011 | 90 | ||
| Objective Satellite-Based Overshooting Top and Enhanced-V Anvil Thermal Couplet Signature Detection | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2011 | 60 | ||
| Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Severe Weather | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2011 | 2015 | 30 | |
| Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Orographic Cirrus | Satellite Proving Ground |
|
2011 | 30 | ||
| Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1 | Aviation/Satellite |
|
2010 | 140 | ||
| Aviation Hazards | Aviation/Satellite |
|
2009 | 2011 | 180 | |
| Basic Satellite Imagery Interpretation in the Tropics | Tropical/Sat |
|
2010 | 60 | ||
| Water Vapor Imagery Analysis for Severe Weather | Severe/Sat |
|
2010 | 60 | ||
| Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP) | Tropical |
|
2010 | 2013 | 18 | |
| TC Intensity Model Guidance used by NHC | Tropical |
|
2009 | 2020 | 45 | |
| TC Track Model Guidance used by NHC | Tropical |
|
2009 | 2020 | 45 | |
| GOES Imagery for Forecasting Severe Weather | Severe/Sat |
|
2008 | 75 | ||
| Satellite Interpretation of Orographic Clouds | Satellite |
|
2007 | 2015 | 90 | |
| GOES 3.9 µm Channel | Satellite |
|
2006 | 2014 | 45 | |
| Predicting Supercell Motion in Operations | Severe/Sat |
|
2005 | 2020 | 75 | |
| Mesoscale Convective Vortices | Severe/Sat |
|
2004 | 2022 | 15 | |
| Use of GOES RSO imagery with other Remote Sensor Data for Diagnosing Severe Weather across the CONUS (RSO 3) | Severe/Sat |
|
2003 | 2015 | 130 | |
| Cyclogenesis: Analysis Utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery | Winter / Sat |
|
2002 | 75 | ||
| TROWAL Identification | Winter / Sat |
|
2005 | 2019 | 30 |
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