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Water Vapor Imagery and PV Analysis

Instructors:

Scott Bachmeier (CIMSS)

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Topic:

Archived Training

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Developed:

2007

Introduction

This intermediate-level VISIT teletraining lesson (a follow-on to the introductory-level Water Vapor Channel Satellite Imagery lesson) will highlight water vapor satellite signatures associated with dynamical structures, using the framework of potential vorticity (PV) thinking, PV anomalies, and the dynamic tropopause. The use of water vapor channel satellite imagery and GOES sounder total column ozone imagery (as well as “synthetic water vapor imagery” forecasts from the CRAS model) to assess NWP performance will also be discussed. (lesson created October 2007; modified January 2008)

Training Session Options

  1. Live VISIT teletraining (with an instructor leading the session). Check the VISIT Training Calendar to signup for teletraining. The session will last 90 minutes. This teletraining session uses the VISITview software, where a Windows PC with an Internet connection is needed.Please follow the teletraining installation instructions to install the session
  2. VISITview playback without Audio – You may step through the VISITview file on your own to view the presentation. If talking points are available, you may use these in tandem with going through the slides.

    Create a directory to download the playback file from the following site: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/water_vapor_imagery_and_pv_analysis/water_vapor_imagery_and_pv_analysis.exe

    After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitlocal.bat file to start the lesson. Advance slides on your own using the navigation controls (i.e., the Next button will advance to the next slide)

References/Additional Links

This course is Intermediate

There are no prerequisites

Contact

Scott Bachmeier (608) 263-3958

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VISIT teletraining makes use of either Gotomeeting or the VISITview software. Consult the email with setup instructions as to which software is being used, the following are setup instructions that make use of the VISITview software:

1.) In order to install this lesson, you will need to create a new directory on your local hard (not a networked) drive. 2.) You will need to download a file that contains the contents of the lesson so that streaming live data is avoided.

2a.) For a Windows system:

Download the following .exe file to your local hard drive

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/water_vapor_imagery_and_pv_analysis/water_vapor_imagery_and_pv_analysis_20100427.exe

After the download is complete, click on the .exe file and it will self-extract. Go to step 3.

2b.) For Linux and Mac systems (Windows users skip to step 3):

Download the following .zip file to your local hard drive:

Extract the contents of the zip file into the directory you created in step 1.

3.) At the time of the teletraining start the VISITview software

For a Windows system: click on the visit.bat file

For Linux / Mac systems: run the visit.sh file) sh ./visit.sh

Dial into the phone number provided in the email with setup instructions and the instructor will greet you.