Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

17 August 2017

FocusGroups

WMO VLab Training Calendar

The following calendar includes upcoming satellite training events, workshops, conferences and online sessions organized by CIRA, VLab partners, and other training providers around the globe. It is continuously updated, so be sure to revisit this page often.

For more information on event organizers and how to register, refer to the WMO Global Campus Calendar.  This page also includes events outside of satellite training topics.

If you would prefer the standard version of this calendar please click here.

WMO VLab Training Calendar

The following calendar includes upcoming satellite training events, workshops, conferences and online sessions organized by CIRA, VLab partners, and other training providers around the globe. It is continuously updated, so be sure to revisit this page often.

For more information on event organizers and how to register, refer to the WMO Global Campus Calendar.  This page also includes events outside of satellite training topics.

If you would prefer the Google version of this calendar please click here.

NOAA/WMO RA IV Virtual Workshop: An Interactive Analysis of Tropical Storm Philippe

Workshop Information

• Full Announcement
• Agenda

Registration

Operational forecasters are encouraged to participate. This is a certificate track workshop with participants interacting through the webinar exercises and responding to questions. Space is limited to 100 attendees and certificates of completion will be issued to attendees who participate in a minimum of 3 days of training. Please note that if the number of people registered exceeds the capacity of the workshop, we will implement a selection process to ensure that all Caribbean countries are represented.

*Registration for the workshop is now closed. 

Resources

We recommend review of the following satellite products prior to the workshop.

• Quick Guide: ABI Band 2 (0.64 µm)
• Quick Guide: ABI Band 5 (1.61 µm)
• Quick Guide: ABI Band 10 (7.3 µm)
• Quick Guide: ABI Band 13 (10.3 µm)
• Quick Guide: Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Full Disk Gridded Products
• Quick Guide: GeoColor Product

We also recommended review of the following online module prior to the workshop. In order to access it you will need to sign into COMET or create a new account. There is no fee.

• Satellite Products for Evaluating Convective Maintenance

At the end of the workshop, participants will have developed competency in using the data and products for weather forecasting, prediction and monitoring aligned with WMO Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists and the AmeriGEO Societal Benefit Areas (Water, Disasters, Health, etc.).

For any questions, please contact Sherrie Morris (sherrie.morris@noaa.gov).

Compilación de enlaces a productos satelitales disponibles en la web

Esta lista contiene algunos enlaces a diferentes productos del JPSS disponibles en línea, algunos a tiempo real, otros como modo archivo, o ambos.

1. Imágenes GOES

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• Slider Geoestacionario de CIRA. Canales individuales, RGBs y otros productos en modo de animación e imagen. Archivo disponible: http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/
• CIRA RMTC. Sectores específicos de las Américas. Canales visible, vapor de agua, infrarrojo de onda corta y de onda larga. Formatos de animación e imagen: RAMSDIS Online – Central and South America and the Caribbean
• NOAA/NESDIS/STAR : https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php 
• Real Earth. Tiempo real y archivo: https://realearth.ssec.wisc.edu
• DSAT from INPE/CPTEC Brazil. Tiempo real y archivo. https://www.cptec.inpe.br/dsat/# 
• CIMSS/SSEC Wisconsin: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/goesdata.html

Formato digital (Ejemplo: NetCDF)

• Amazon Cloud. Imágenes en NetCDF, para procesamiento inmediato: http://home.chpc.utah.edu/~u0553130/Brian_Blaylock/cgi-bin/goes16_download.cgi
• NOAA Class. Archivo largo en NetCDF y formatos de imagen antes de 2017, disponibles según solicitud. Necesita crear una cuenta gratuita: https://www.class.noaa.gov/.

2. Imágenes POES: Radiómetro VIIRS

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• Slider Polar de CIRA: https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=jpss
• RealEarth: https://re.ssec.wisc.edu/s/Q18PY3
• JSTAR Mapper: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/mapper/ 
• NASA Worldview: https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov

Formato digital (Ejemplo: NetCDF)

• Amazon Cloud. Imágenes en NetCDF, para procesamiento inmediato: http://home.chpc.utah.edu/~u0553130/Brian_Blaylock/cgi-bin/goes16_download.cgi
• NOAA Class. Archivo largo en NetCDF y formatos de imagen antes de 2017, disponibles según solicitud. Necesita crear una cuenta gratuita: https://www.class.noaa.gov/.

3. Mapeador de Rayos Geoestacionario (GLM)

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• NOAA/NESDIS/STAR: Datos del GLM disponibles a su máxima resolución temporal. Ideal para identificar intensificación de tormentas. Enlace: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php 
• CIRA – Americas in animation and image formats
  • RMTC: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/rmtc.asp
  • SLIDER: rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/

• Real Earth: http://re.ssec.wisc.edu/
• NASA SPoRT: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/ 
• CICS-MD, Universidad de Maryland: https://lightning.umd.edu/ 

Formato digital (Ejemplo: NetCDF)

• NOAA Class. Archivo accesible via soclicitud: https://www.avl.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=GRGLMPROD
• NOAA Big Data Portal. Archivo: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/satellite-data/satellite-data-noaa-big-data-project

Información adicional

• NWS Virtual Lab: https://vlab.ncep.noaa.gov/web/geostationary-lightning-mapper
• Satellite Liaison blog: https://satelliteliaisonblog.com/category/lightning/
• HWT Tales from the Testbed: https://hwt.nssl.noaa.gov/tales/

4. Productos de Agua Precipitable (PW = Precipitable Water)

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• MIMIC TPW (CIMSS-UW): Agua precipitable total. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mimic-tpw/global/main.html
• CIRA AMSU/SSMI: Agua precipitable total (TPW) y anomalía percentual de TPW. Archivo de un mes disponible: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/rmtc.asp#Polar_Products 
• NESDIS Blended TPW. Agua precipitable total. Archivo disponible: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/bTPW/TPW_Animation.html?fromDate=20190428&fromHour=15&endDate=20190430&endHour=6&product=ATLANTIC_TPW&interval=3hours
• Advected Layered Precipitable Water (ALPW). Agua precipitable advectada por capas. Enlace para Norteamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe: http://cat.cira.colostate.edu/sport/layered/advected/LPW_alt.htm Para Sudamérica: http://cat.cira.colostate.edu/sport/layered/advected/LPW_SAm.htm

5. Temperatura superficial del mar (TSM, SST en inglés) y color del océano

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png; algunos productos permiten ver valores bajo el cursor)

• NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) SST and Anomalies: https://psl.noaa.gov/map/clim/sst.shtml
• NOAA OSPO SST (Office of Satellite and Product Operations): https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/contour/
• NOAA OSPO SST Anomalies (Office of Satellite and Product Operations): https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/index.html
• NOAA NNVL SST Optimal Interpolation SST (OISST) Anomalies: https://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/view/globaldata.html#SSTA
• GHRSST (Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature): https://www.ghrsst.org/latest-sst-map/
• OSTIA (Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Ice Analysis), from the Met Office: http://ghrsst-pp.metoffice.gov.uk/ostia-website/index.html
• NOAA Star Ocean Color Research Team – OCView: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/socd/mecb/color/ocview/ocview.html

6. Hidro Estimadores e Inundaciones

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates. Estimaciones de lluvia de 1, 3, 6 y 24 horas. Formato imagen. Enlace: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/HydroEst.php
• JAXA Global Rainfall Map. Hydro Estimador de la Agencia Meteorológica del Japón: https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/index.htm
• GPM IMERG Global PRecipitation Viewer: https://gpm.nasa.gov/data/visualization/global-viewer
• CMORPH: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/janowiak/cmorph_description.html
• NOAA Satellite Proving Ground Website (Inundaciones): https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/flood-map-demo/

7. Vectores Atmosféricos y campos derivados

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East Full Disk – Derived Motion Winds. You can change some specifications once you access the following link (example, animate over 240 images, among other options): https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes-draft/fulldisk_band.php?sat=G16&band=DMW&length=12 
• NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-West Full Disk – Derived Motion Winds. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes-draft/fulldisk_band.php?sat=G17&band=DMW&length=12 

8. Vientos de Escaterómetro (Scatterometer)

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• ASCAT/ScatSAT, vientos en la superficie del océano. Enlace: https://manati.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/datasets/ASCATData.php/

9. Incendios (focos cálidos) y humo

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• Real Earth at SSEC, CIMSS: Fire Radiative Power http://realearth.ssec.wisc.edu/?products=AFIMG-Points.100 
• VIIRS at the the University of Maryland: http://viirsfire.geog.umd.edu/map/viirsMap.php 
• The CIRA Slider has RGBs and individual channels for this purpose, which can be selected using the left menu:  http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/
• Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) RAP – Smoke Model Fields – Experimental (choose full domain) https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/RAPsmoke/Welcome.cgi?dsKey=rap_smoke_jet&domain=full&run_time=07+Oct+2020+-+18Z  

10. Emisiones Volcánicas

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• NOAA/CIMMS Volcanic Cloud Monitoring: http://volcano.ssec.wisc.edu/
• NOAA – Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC): https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/vaac/index.html 

      SO2 y aerosoles:

• NOAA – Datos derivados del sensor polar OMI https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/OMI/OMISO2/index.html 
• NASA – Global Sulfur Dioxide Monitoring Home Page https://so2.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html 
• SACS – El Servicio de Control en Apoyo de la Aviación (SACS para “Support to Aviation Control Service”) hosted by the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) is a project initiated by the European Space Agency (ESA) aiming at supporting the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers.  https://sacs.aeronomie.be/ 

11. NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) Temperature and Moisture Soundings

• Mapa Global de NUCAPS (NRT, ultimas 24 horas). NUCAPS son sondeos derivados de satélites polares, y muestran perfiles verticales de humedad y temperatura. Para acceder, seguir las instrucciones en la parte superior de la página. Sea paciente! https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/soundings/nucaps/pskewt/USACON.html

12. Productos de Ciclones Tropicales

Formato imagen (Ejemplo: gif, jpg, o png)

• CIRA: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/products/tc_realtime/
• SSEC/CIMSS: http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic.php
• ETRAP: https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/etrap.html

13. Enlaces Adicionales

• Página de JPSS – Universidad de Wisconsin: https://data.ssec.wisc.edu/jpssdata.html 
• Página de GOES – Universidad de Wisconsin: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/goesdata.html
• NOAA/Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) ( Aerosoles  |  Nubes  | Fuego & Humo  |  Ozono & Química atmosférica  |  Precipitación (lluvia)  |  Balance Radiativo | Sondeos  |  Ceniza volcánica  |  Vientos): https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/index.html 
• Satellite Data Access by Satellite and Instrument | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) formerly known as National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

WMO-CGMS Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists

The full list of WMO VLab documents, including Guidelines on Satellite Skills translated to additional languages, can be found on their webpage.

Caribbean Weather Forecasting Initiative: WMO RA IV Virtual Satellite Applications Workshop: 5-8 December 2022

Workshop Information

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) Headquarters Unit, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH), and the University of Leeds are organizing a virtual training workshop for participants from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) North America and Caribbean Region IV. The virtual training, hosted by CIMH, will be December 5-8 , 2022. The Satellite Applications workshop will include an overview of GOES-R and JPSS satellite capabilities, how to access data to address forecasting challenges and improve data driven decision making to advance WMO and the AmeriGEO Societal Benefit Areas (Water, Disasters, Health, etc.). This is an English language only event with no simultaneous interpretation available.

• Full Announcement
• Agenda

Registration

Forecasters, researchers, and students are all encouraged to participate. Full time participants will interact through the webinar, respond to questions and submit homework. Space is limited to 100 attendees. Please note that if the number of people registered exceeds the capacity of the webinar, we may implement a selection process to ensure that all English Speaking Latin American and Caribbean countries are represented. A certificate will be provided to participants who complete the course successfully.

Registration is required. Because of the virtual nature of the training, there will be a pre-orientation training on Friday, December 2 to confirm participation and data access. There is no registration fee for the workshop. The deadline to register for the workshop is 28 November 2022.

• Register Here

Resources

It is strongly recommended that participants complete the following online modules in advance to prepare for the workshop:

• GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course

Note it is required to register in COMET for some of the modules. There is no fee to take the modules. Only three modules are suggested.

• GOES-R: Benefits of Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring
• GOES-R ABI: Next Generation Satellite Imaging
• GOES-R GLM: Introduction to the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
• Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites 
• Satellite Foundation Course for JPSS

Only the first four modules are suggested.

• Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing
• Oxygen and Water Vapor Absorption Bands
• Microwave Surface Emissivity
• Influence of Clouds and Precipitation

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will have a working knowledge of the GOES-R Series and JPSS key instruments and develop competency in using the data and products for weather forecasting, prediction, monitoring and/or research. A certificate will be provided to participants who  complete the course successfully.

Problems or questions? Contact:

• Sherrie Morris: sherrie.morris@noaa.gov
• Kathy-Ann Caesar: kacaesar@cimh.edu.bb
• Bernie Connell: bernie.connell@colostate.edu

Dust Cases

Asia
27 November 2022

RGBs:
GeoColor, Dust RGB, DEBRA-Dust, SO2 RGB

Argentina

17 September 2022

RGBs:
GeoColor, Dust RGB, DEBRA-Dust, SO2 RGB

Southwest U.S.

8 May 2022

RGBs:
GeoColor, Dust RGB, DEBRA-Dust, SO2 RGB

Northwest U.S.

19 May 2022

RGBs:
GeoColor, Dust RGB, DEBRA-Dust, SO2 RGB

East Atlantic Ocean

31 March 2023

RGBs:
GeoColor, Dust RGB, DEBRA-Dust, SO2 RGB

RGB Recipes

WMO VLab & NOAA Train the Trainers Workshop 2022

This workshop is offered on Saturday, August 6, 2022, with both in-person and remote participation, and will touch briefly on four themes: Continuing Professional Development, Blended Learning, Cross-Disciplinary Audiences, and building resilience to handle unusual and disaster situations. It is a large umbrella and we will approach it by laying the foundation for a data distribution exercise that will occur after the workshop during the following year. Resilience after confronting an unusual event often depends on being prepared and adaptable before the event.

The goals of the workshop are to:

1. Identify available training planning resources
2. Gather input on the training development plan for the data distribution exercise to occur after the workshop
3. Open awareness to existing communities of practice

Participants are encouraged to provide input to the training development plan both during and after the workshop. The training session will be in English with informal opportunities for consecutive translation into Spanish and Portuguese.

<< AGENDA >>

Presentations

Introduction, Objectives, Collaboration Guidance (Bernie Connell)

• Presentation PDF

WMO and Other Trainer Resources (Bernie Connell)

• Presentation PDF

Inspirar, Compartir, Colaborar, Cooperar en el marco del Campus Mundial de OMM (Marinés Campos)

• Presentation PDF
• Recording

The Regional Focus Group: Keeping in Touch with your Neighbors (José Gálvez)

• Presentation PDF

Examples of Data and Training Distribution to Utilize under Normal and Unusual Circumstances (Diego Souza & Marcial Garbanzo)

• Presentation PDF
• Recording

How Can We Reduce the Impacts of Severe Weather (Kathy-Ann Caesar)

• Presentation PDF
• Recording

Discussion and Training Development Plan Activity

• Recording
• Training Development Plan: Template
• Training Development Plan: Simulation Exercise on Data and Resource Sharing

Volcano Cases (HAniS format)

Other Cases

Quick Guides / Guías Rápidas

Taller virtual sobre Aplicaciones Satelitales para la AR-III de la OMM: noviembre de 2021

{English version}

El enlace para ver por YouTube está en la parte inferior de la página: http://www.meteochile.gob.cl/PortalDMC-web/index.xhtml
Para ver por Facebook, debe seguirlos en la cuenta: @meteochiledmc

Información del taller

La Dirección Meteorológica de Chile (DMC) está organizando un Taller virtual sobre Aplicaciones Satelitales en español para participantes de la Asociación Regional III (América del Sur) de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) en noviembre de 2021. La capacitación de dos semanas se llevará a cabo del 8 al 10 de noviembre y del 15 al 17 de noviembre de 2021. El taller incluirá una descripción general de las capacidades de los satélites GOES-R y JPSS y cómo acceder a los datos para abordar los desafíos de pronóstico y mejorar la toma de decisiones basada en datos para avanzar en las áreas de beneficio social de la OMM y AmeriGEO (agua, desastres, salud, etc.). Este es un evento sólo en español, y no contará con interpretación simultánea.

• Anuncio completo
• Agenda

Inscripción

Invitamos a participar a meteorólogos, investigadores y estudiantes. Existen dos formas de participar:

1. Los participantes de tiempo completo asistirán a un seminario web interactivo (vía Zoom), responderán preguntas en línea y deberán contestar tareas. Solo existen 100 vacantes para esta modalidad y los participantes que opten por ella, son candidatos a recibir un certificado al término del taller. (Registro cerrado)
2. Los participantes que no participen de todas las sesiones, pueden seguir el taller a través de una plataforma en vivo, vía streaming, y realizar preguntas durante las sesiones. En esta modalidad no recibirán un certificado. (Regístrese para mostrar su interés)

• Enlace de registro

Recursos

Se recomienda encarecidamente que los parcipantes completen los siguientes módulos en línea con ancipación para prepararse para el taller:

• Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente tres módulos:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental
• Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente cuatro módulos:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

Al finalizar el taller, los participantes habrán adquirido conocimiento práctico de los instrumentos clave de la Serie GOES-R y JPSS; y habrán aprendido a trabajar con el uso de los datos y productos para el pronóstico del tiempo, la predicción, el monitoreo y / o la investigación. Se proporcionará un certificado a los participantes que soliciten esa opción con anticipación y completen el curso con éxito.

Problemas or preguntas? Contacto:

• Sherrie Morris: sherrie.morris@noaa.gov
• Bernie Connell: bernie.connell@colostate.edu

WMO RA-III Chile Virtual Training on Satellite Applications: November 2021

{versión español}

The YouTube link for streaming is at the bottom of the MeteoChile page: http://www.meteochile.gob.cl/PortalDMC-web/index.xhtml
If you want to view the workshop through Facebook, follow them at @meteochiledmc

Workshop Information

Dirección Meteorológica de Chile is hosting a virtual satellite workshop in Spanish for participants from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) South America Region III in November 2021. The two week training will be November 8-10 and November 15-17, 2021. The workshop will include an overview of GOES-R and JPSS satellite capabilities and how to access data to address forecasting challenges and improve data driven decision making to advance WMO and the AmeriGEO Societal Benefit Areas (Water, Disasters, Health, etc.). This is a Spanish language only event with no simultaneous interpretation available.

• Full Announcement
• Agenda

Registration

Forecasters, researchers, and students are all encouraged to participate. Please note there will be two types of participation:

1. Full time participants will attend through an interactive webinar, responding online to questions and submitting homework. Space is limited to 100 attendees and participants are eligible for a certificate. (Registration closed)
2. All others can participate through a Live Streaming platform giving them the ability to observe real-time and ask questions during the sessions. Space is unlimited and participants are not eligible for a certificate. (Please register to show your interest)

• Register Here

Resources

It is strongly recommended that participants complete the following online modules in advance to prepare for the workshop:

• GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course (Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R)

Note it is required to register in COMET for some of the modules. Only three modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites (Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental)
• Satellite Foundation Course for JPSS (Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS)

Only four modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will have a working knowledge of the GOES-R Series and JPSS key instruments and develop competency in using the data and products for weather forecasting, prediction, monitoring and/or research. A certificate will be provided to participants who apply for that option in advance and complete the course successfully.

Problems or questions? Contact:

• Sherrie Morris: sherrie.morris@noaa.gov
• Bernie Connell: bernie.connell@colostate.edu

Entrenamiento Virtual en Aplicaciones de Satélite para la AR-IV de la OMM: octubre de 2020

{English version}

La Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), localizada en San José, Costa Rica, está organizando un taller virtual de entrenamiento en español para participantes de Latino América y El Caribe en Octubre del 2020. El taller tendrá lugar los Miércoles y Jueves durante tres semanas consecutivas que son los días: 14 y 15, 21 y 22, 28 y 29 de Octubre del 2020. El taller cubrirá las capacidades de los satélites GOES-R y JPSS, así como el acceso a datos en apoyo a retos en los pronósticos de la Asociación Regional IV (AR-IV) de la Organización Mundial de Meteorología (OMM). El taller será conducido solamente en español, sin interpretación simultánea disponible.

• Anuncio completo
• Agenda oficial

Se celebrará un taller paralelo para la AR-III de la OMM en noviembre de 2020. Puede encontrar más información aquí:

• Entrenamiento Virtual en Aplicaciones de Satélite para la AR-III de la OMM
• ¿Cuánto ancho de banda tengo disponible para Internet?

Tutorial de McIDAS-V: Viendo imágenes de humedad y nubosidad (CMI en inglés) del GOES-16 del visible, infrarrojo cercano e infrarrojo

Grabación: Tutorial de McIDAS-V sobre los 16 canales del GOES-16 usando un ejemplo del 19 de abril de 2017

Descargar McIDAS-V

Cargando una porción de las imágenes de disco completo. Versión corta de instrucciones del tutorial la versión larga de paso a paso

Tutorial de McIDAS-V: Viendo imágenes del visible, infrarrojo cercano e infrarrojo del VIIRS del Suomi-NPP

Grabación: Tutorial de McIDAS-V sobre las 16 bandas del Suomi-NPP VIIRS usando un ejemplo del 19 de abril de 2017

Instrucciones del tutorial para cargar un bloque de 5 minutos de las imágenes del barrido.

Demostración de la herramienta de HAniS

Se recomienda encarecidamente que los parcipantes completen los siguientes módulos en línea con ancipación para prepararse para el taller:

• Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente tres módulos:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental
• Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente cuatro módulos:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

Al finalizar el taller, los participantes habrán adquirido conocimientos acerca de los instrumentos principales de GOES-R y JPSS; y habrán desarrollado habilidades para trabajar con datos y productos aplicados a pronóstico del tiempo, predicción, monitoreo o investigación a través de ejercicios prácticos y casos de estudio. Se otorgará un certificado de participación a quienes participen activamente en todas las sesiones así como las asignaciones.

Problemas or preguntas? Contacto:

• bernie.connell AT colostate.edu
• jose.galvez AT noaa.gov
• marcial.garbanzo AT ucr.ac.cr
• sherrie.morris AT noaa.gov

WMO RA-IV Costa Rica Virtual Training on Satellite Applications: October 2020

{versión español}

The University of Costa Rica (UCR) in San Jose, Costa Rica is hosting a virtual satellite workshop in Spanish for participants from the Latin America and Caribbean region in October 2020. The training will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays for three consecutive weeks, October 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29, 2020. The workshop will cover both GOES-R and JPSS satellite capabilities and data access to support the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Region IV forecast challenges. This is a Spanish language only event with no simultaneous interpretation available.

• Full Announcement
• Official Agenda

*A parallel workshop will be held for WMO RA-III in November 2020. More information can be found here:

• WMO RA-III Ecuador Virtual Training on Satellite Applications

It is strongly recommended that participants complete the following online modules in advance to prepare for the workshop:

• GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course (Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R)

Note it is required to register in COMET for some of the modules. Only three modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites (Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental)
• Satellite Foundation Course for JPSS (Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS)

Only four modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a general working knowledge of the GOES-R Series and JPSS key instruments as well as develop competency in working with the data and products for weather forecasting,
prediction, monitoring or research through hands-on exercises and case studies. A certificate of participation will be provided to participants actively engaged in all sessions.

Problems or questions? Contact:

• bernie.connell AT colostate.edu
• jose.galvez AT noaa.gov
• marcial.garbanzo AT ucr.ac.cr
• sherrie.morris AT noaa.gov

Entrenamiento Virtual en Aplicaciones de Satélite para la AR-III de la OMM: noviembre de 2020

{English version}

**Taller de Aplicaciones Satelitales AR-III 2020 – Transmisión en vivo vía Youtube**
La transmisión será en vivo, a través de la cuenta de FIMCM-ESPOL (Facultad de Ingeniería Marítima y Ciencias del Mar FIMCM de la Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpQ0qbY6YvsMZjUh0ssqZw

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La Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) y el Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología
(INAMHI) en Ecuador están conduciendo un taller virtual en español para participantes de la Asociación
Regional III (Suramérica) de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), en noviembre de 2020. El
entrenamiento se conducirá los días martes 10, jueves 12, martes 17, miércoles 18 y jueves 19 de noviembre. El taller cubrirá las capacidades de los satélites del GOES-R and JPSS y el acceso a datos para el apoyo de Áreas de Beneficio para la Sociedad (SBA, por sus siglas en inglés); y los retos del pronóstico para la Región III de la OMM. El taller será conducido en español.

• Anuncio completo
• Agenda
• ¿Cuánto ancho de banda tengo disponible para Internet?

Se celebrará un taller paralelo para la AR-IV de la OMM en octubre de 2020. Puede encontrar más información aquí:

• Entrenamiento Virtual en Aplicaciones de Satélite para la AR-IV de la OMM

Se recomienda encarecidamente que los parcipantes completen los siguientes módulos en línea con ancipación para prepararse para el taller:

• Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente tres módulos:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental
• Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS

Se requiere que se complete como mínimo los siguiente cuatro módulos:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

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Para el final del taller, los participantes habrán adquirido conocimiento sobre la serie GOES-R y JPSS, sus instrumentos clave; y habrán desarrollado competencias sobre cómo trabajar e interpretar los datos y productos para pronósticos del empo, monitoreo e investigación, a través de los ejercicios y casos de estudio. Se otorgará un cerficado a los asistentes que parcipen activamente en todas las sesiones.

Problemas or preguntas? Contacto:

• bernie.connell AT colostate.edu
• jose.galvez AT noaa.gov
• jcedeno AT espol.edu.ec
• sherrie.morris AT noaa.gov

WMO RA-III Ecuador Virtual Training on Satellite Applications: November 2020

{versión español}

**Satellite Applications Workshop for RA-III 2020 – Broadcast live via YouTube**
There will be a live broadcast of the workshop through the FIMCM-ESPOL (Facultad de Ingeniería Marítima y Ciencias del Mar FIMCM de la Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL) channel (in Spanish). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpQ0qbY6YvsMZjUh0ssqZw

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Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) and the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI) in Ecuador are hosting a virtual satellite workshop in Spanish for participants from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) South America Region III in November 2020. The training will be on Tuesday, November 10th, Thursday 12th, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday November 17, 18 and 19. The workshop will cover both GOES-R and JPSS satellite capabilities and data access to support AmeriGEO Societal Benefit Areas (SBA’s) and the WMO’s Region III forecast challenges. This is a Spanish language only event with no simultaneous interpretation available.

• Full Announcement
• Agenda

*A parallel workshop was held for WMO RA-IV in October 2020. More information can be found here:

• WMO RA-IV Costa Rica Virtual Training on Satellite Applications

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It is strongly recommended that participants complete the following online modules in advance to prepare for the workshop:

• GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course (Curso de orientación sobre los satélites GOES-R)

Note it is required to register in COMET for some of the modules. Only three modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
• Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites (Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental)
• Satellite Foundation Course for JPSS (Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS)

Only four modules are suggested. The Spanish titles of these modules are:

• Introducción a la teledetección por microondas
• Bandas de absorción del oxígeno y del vapor de agua
• Emisividad superficial de microondas
• Influencia de las nubes y la precipitación

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a general working knowledge of the GOES-R Series and JPSS key instruments as well as develop competency in working with the data and products for weather forecasting, prediction, monitoring or research through hands-on exercises and case studies. A certificate of participation will be provided to participants actively engaged in all sessions.

Problems or questions? Contact:

• bernie.connell AT colostate.edu
• jose.galvez AT noaa.gov
• jcedeno AT espol.edu.ec
• sherrie.morris AT noaa.gov

Curso básico de satélites para el JPSS (Español)

CIRA/WMO VLab Ejercicios de McIDAS-V a cargar imagenes del GOES y del JPSS

Los siguientes ejercicios se desarrollaron para dos talleres: durante la semana AmeriGEOSS “Taller sobre el sistema GEONETCast-Américas / Acceso, visualización, interpretación y uso de imágenes satelitales” que tendrá lugar del 31 de julio al 4 de agosto, 2017 y “Taller de OMM/NOAA VLab de Capacitar al Capacitador sobre el Uso de datos Satelitales: Acceso a Través de GEONETCast Américas, Visualización, Interpretación, y Uso en Capacitación”, 15 y 16 de julio, 2017. Estos ejercicios se enfocan en enlazar información de módulos de entrenamiento en línea con actividades prácticas de exploración de datos. Si no está familiarizado con el nuevo satélite GOES-16 o el VIIRS, le recomendamos que revise los siguientes tutoriales para que lo haga:

• El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
• Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications (Note que actualmente sólo está disponible en inglés)
• GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de la próxima generación
• Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental

Agenda del Taller de AmeriGEOSS GEONETCast

Agenda del Taller de OMM/NOAA VLab de Capacitar al Capacitador

Los siguientes ejemplos y otros que no están en la lista, se utilizarán durante el taller.

Ejercicio 1
Tutorial de McIDAS-V: Viendo imágenes de humedad y nubosidad (CMI en inglés) del GOES-16 del visible, infrarrojo cercano e infrarrojo

Grabación: Tutorial de McIDAS-V sobre los 16 canales del GOES-16 usando un ejemplo del 19 de abril de 2017

Descargar McIDAS-V

Cargando una porción de las imágenes de disco completo. Versión corta de instrucciones del tutorial la versión larga de paso a paso.

Cargando el archivo del disco completo. Versión corta de instrucciones del tutorial la versión larga de paso a paso (Note que actualmente sólo está disponible en inglés)

Ejercicio 2
Tutorial de McIDAS-V: Viendo imágenes del visible, infrarrojo cercano e infrarrojo del VIIRS del Suomi-NPP

Grabación: Tutorial de McIDAS-V sobre las 16 bandas del Suomi-NPP VIIRS usando un ejemplo del 19 de abril de 2017

Instrucciones del tutorial para cargar un bloque de 5 minutos de las imágenes del barrido.

WMO High Profile Training Event (HPTE)

Executive Summary

The High Profile Training Event (HPTE) was a major milestone in the evolution of the WMO / CGMS Virtual Laboratory for Satellite Meteorology.  It provided a unique education and training opportunity to WMO Members through the presentation of a series of interactive, online, presentations in the period 16 to 27 October 2006.

The HPTE provided training on different levels in this period:

1. Four core interactive online lectures will be presented to WMO Members in each Region through the local WMO Centre of Excellence (Niger, Oman, Kenya, Barbados, Brazil, Costa Rica, China and Australia)
2. At least one inter regional image and product discussion between WMO Members and the VL Partners in those regions.

Lectures

CIRA & NOAA Activities Supporting the WMO-CGMS VLab

The Virtual Laboratory for Training and Education in Satellite Meteorology (VLab) is a global network of specialized training centres and meteorological satellite operators working together to improve the utilisation of data and products from meteorological and environmental satellites. It was established by the World Meteorological Organization Space Programme (WSP) and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) in 2001.

Upcoming Regional Focus Group Sessions

• Register for the special session “The Galvez-Davison Index (GDI)” on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC
• Register for the special session “El Índice Galvez-Davison (GDI)” on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC
• Register for the RFG session on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC

Recent Publications

• AGU Poster, December 2021: Mapping and Assessing the Long Term WMO VLab Connections Linked to Building Capacity in the Americas and the Caribbean

WMO published the Global Campus Innovations publication in 2020. Our paper about the Regional Focus Group can be found in Section 1.3 and is available in both English and Spanish:

• English: Enhancing long-term impacts of training through international collaboration: the case of the VLab Regional Focus Group of the Americas and Caribbean
• Español: Mejora en los impactos de largo plazo del entrenamiento por medio de la colaboración internacional: el caso del Grupo de Enfoque Regional del VLab de las Américas y el Caribe

WMO’s Regional Meteorological Training Centers of Excellence (RMTCoE)

CIRA’s interaction with Central American and Caribbean countries was undertaken in 1996 in the spirit of the 45th session of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) executive council which recommended that “each satellite operator … cooperate with at least one of the specialized satellite applications training centres (“centres of excellence”) strategically located around the globe with regard to the satellite programme, facilities and expertise required” (Purdom, 1997).

Under this activity, CIRA partnered with NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and the Regional Meteorological Training Centers of Excellence (RMTCoE) in Costa Rica and Barbados. In 2006, the partnership expanded to include the newly recognized RMTCoE in Argentina and Brazil.

The progression of training activities focused on satellite meteorology has gone from classroom based instruction to virtual instruction and initiation of a focus group. The target group initially included forecasters, but has expanded to include researchers, students, managers and others outside the field of meteorology. Although we heavily use satellite information, we recognize the benefits of utilizing conventional observations, model data, and “whatever works”.

WMO-CGMS VLab Regional Focus Group of the Americas and Caribbean

The WMO-CGMS VLab Regional Focus Group (RFG) of the Americas and the Caribbean meets virtually for monthly weather and climate briefings.  We share satellite imagery and discuss global, regional, and local weather patterns, including hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, and other interesting events.  Participants are researchers, forecasters, trainers, students, and managers – primarily from Central and South America and the Caribbean. We are able to “build capacity” by communicating with others across disciplines from many different countries to discuss the impacts of forecasts and broad-reaching phenomena, such as El Niño.

• Register for the special session “The Galvez-Davison Index (GDI)” on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC
• Register for the special session “El Índice Galvez-Davison (GDI)” on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC
• Register for the RFG session on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC

[+] Getting Connected with GoToWebinar

GoToWebinar is used for audio and screen sharing during the sessions.  You can register for a scheduled session by using a link above and filling out the online form.  Please provide your name, email, country, and organization. If you are participating as part of a larger group, please let us know through email or through the question box during the session.  If you register before the session has started you will receive a confirmation email and can then use the link provided to connect to GoToWebinar at the scheduled time.  Read the GoToWebinar Attendee Guide for tips on registering and joining a session.

As an attendee you do not need to download the GoToWebinar desktop app prior to a session, and will be prompted to use the browser-based version when you join.  If you would like to download the desktop app instead, this Tutorial steps through the installation process.

Once you are connected and an organizer has started the GoToWebinar session you will see two windows, the presenter’s shared screen and the Control Panel.  All participants enter with their microphones muted. If you would like to ask a question during the session, raise your hand by clicking the hand/arrow icon and an organizer will allow you to unmute.  You will need to click the microphone icon so that it turns green. You can also type a question or comment in the Questions box at any time.  If available, presentation slides and additional documents will be located in the Handouts section for download.  Occasionally our sessions include Poll Questions.  These will pop up in a new window on your screen during the session and you will be asked to anonymously participate by selecting an answer.

[+] Background on the RFG Sessions

The WMO-CGMS VLab Regional Focus Group of the Americas and the Caribbean (Regional Associations III and IV) has led online weather and climate briefings since March 2004. CIRA coordinates with NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center International Desks and the WMO Centers of Excellence in Barbados, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Argentina to conduct the bilingual (English and Spanish) monthly sessions and occasional special topic sessions. Over the years the RFG community has continuously grown with participants joining in from over 65 countries, including instructors, students, researchers, forecasters, trainers, and weather enthusiasts.

José Gálvez (NOAA/NCEP/WPC International Desks) is the current lead for the sessions following the retirement of Mike Davison. We use SLIDER to view GOES and JPSS satellite imagery and products. A typical session begins with a synoptic analysis of the Americas and the Caribbean, looking at current weather patterns and highlighting areas of interest.  Next, there is an overview of several climate indicators: SST, ENSO, MJO, equatorial tropospheric waves, wind and precipitation trends and anomalies.  A review of significant weather events occurring during the past month follows. This includes heavy rainfall, drought, fires and smoke, blowing dust, volcanic eruptions, and more. Participants contribute by asking questions and commenting on their local and regional weather.

For background information on the climate indicators and weather patterns discussed, refer to the special topic sessions recorded in February 2021:

• English: Interpretation of the Climate Aspects and Indices Discussed during the WMO RA-III/IV Regional Focus Monthly Sessions

• Español: Interpretación de Aspectos e Indices Climáticos discutidos durante las sesiones mensuales del Enfoque Regional de las RA III/IV de la OMM

A brief history of the RFG sessions and how the program has shaped a community of practice and learning throughout the years can be found in our 2020 publication:

• English:  Enhancing long-term impacts of training through international collaboration: the case of the VLab Regional Focus Group of the Americas and Caribbean
• Español:  Mejora en los impactos de largo plazo del entrenamiento por medio de la colaboración internacional: el caso del Grupo de Enfoque Regional del VLab de las Américas y el Caribe

This activity supports the WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory for Education and Training in Satellite Meteorology.

Recorded Sessions

Regional Focus Group sessions are recorded and uploaded to the WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory YouTube channel, along with other videos related to education and training in satellite meteorology.  The RFG recordings are also linked below, organized by year in reverse chronological order.  More information on WMO-CGMS Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists can be found on our webpage.

Virtual Training Resources

The Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration training (VISIT) is a joint effort involving NOAA-NESDIS Cooperative Institutes, the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), and the National Weather Service (NWS). The primary mission of VISIT is to accelerate the transfer of research results based on atmospheric remote sensing data into NWS operations using distance education techniques.

The Satellite Hydrology and Meteorology (SHyMet) courses have and continue to be developed to pull together existing, new, and updated satellite training materials into structured courses. The courses cover basic principles of satellite imaging and sounding, channels and products, identification of atmospheric and surface phenomena, and the integration of meteorological analysis with satellite observations and products into the weather forecasting and warning process. They also include advanced topics on identification of atmospheric and surface phenomena with associated case examples.

Virtual Resources Library (2005)

GEONETCast semana del evento 3, 4, 5 diciembre 2013

CIRA, NOAA, WMO, y los Centros de Excelencia de OMM en Costa Rica, Barbados, Brasil, y Argentina hubieron un entrenamiento virtual en GEONETCast de 3 sesiones en diciembre 3, 4, y 5, 2013. Los sesiones hubieron presentado en los dos Español y Ingles.
View the English web page here

Objetivos:
Concientizar a los países/personas de lo que está disponible.
Expandir el uso de GEONETCast-Américas
Comenzar a pensar sobre el GOES-R

Sesión del martes A) Introducción, operaciones y capacidades de GEONETCast (GNC). GRABACION de la sesión entero
1) Interés del Programa del Espacio de la OMM
(Vilma Castro, Costa Rica presentó por Stephan Bojinski, WMO) presentación (PPT)
Programa del Espacio GRABACION individual
2) Revisar la documentación de requisitos regionales y la necesidad de una mejor integración de los sistemas de diseminación regionales
(Daniel Vila presentó por Luiz Machado, CPTEC/INPE, Brazil) presentación
Revisar GRABACION individual
3) GEONETCast: Cobertura, productos, costo, breve historia
(Paul Seymour, NOAA) presentación
GEONETCast: GRABACION individual
Preguntas y comentarios adicional GRABACION individual

Sesión del miércoles B) Productos de mitigación de desastres y la importancia de GNC como un sistema de acceso de datos globales para la reducción de riesgos. GRABACION de la sesión entero
1) Mitigación de desastres: desde la perspectiva de la comunidad de investigación y el ambiente
(Humberto Barbosa, ICAT/UFAL, Brazil) presentación
Mitigación de desastres GRABACION individual
2) Productos para los prognósticos y de mitigación de desastres, aporte de INPE/CPTEC
(Daniel Vila, INPE/CPTEC, Brazil) presentación
Productos GRABACION individual
3) Ejemplos breves y o aporte de usuarios actuales, nuevos o potenciales.
(Werner Stolz, Costa Rica; Luis Garcia Guirola, El Salvador presentación
Ejemplos GRABACION individual )
Preguntas y comentarios adicional GRABACION individual

Sesión del jueves C) Algunas soluciones que estamos investigando. Software de visualización E introducción al GOES-R GRABACION de la sesión entero

1) Sigma para visualización (Diego Souza, CPTEC/INPE, Brazil) presentación
Sigma GRABACION individual
2) McIDAS-V para visualización (Rosario Alfaro, JOSS/UCAR, presentó por Tom Whittaker, CIMSS, USA) presentación
McIDAS-V GRABACION individual
3) Ejemplos de McIDAS-V (Juan José Figueroa, El Salvador) presentación
Ejemplos de McIDAS-V GRABACION individual
4) Introducción al GOES-R (Rosario Alfaro, JOSS/UCAR, presentó por Bernie Connell, CIRA, USA)
presentación Introducción al GOES-R GRABACION individual
Preguntas y comentarios adicional GRABACION individual

Gracias para su participación!

GEONETCast Event Week 3, 4, 5 December 2013

CIRA, NOAA, WMO, and the WMO Centers of Excellence in Costa Rica, Barbados, Brazil, and Argentina hosted a virtual training on GEONETCast consisting of 3 sessions on December 3, 4, and 5, 2013. The sessions were presented in both English and Spanish.
Ver pagina en español aquí

Goals:
To make countries/people more aware of what is available.
To expand the use of GEONETCast-Americas.
To start thinking about GOES-R

Tuesday session A) Introduction, operations, and capabilities of GEONETCast (GNC). View the entire session RECORDING

1. 1) WMO Space Programme Interest
   (Stephan Bojinski, WMO)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
2. Reviewing regional requirements documentation and the need for better integration of regional dissemination systems
   (Daniel Vila for Luiz Machado, CPTEC/INPE, Brazil)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
3. GEONETCast: Coverage, products, cost, brief history
   (Paul Seymour, NOAA)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
4. Additional Questions and Comments
   • RECORDING

Wednesday session B) Disaster mitigation products and the importance of GNC as a risk-reducing global data access system entire session RECORDING

1. Disaster mitigation: from the perspective of the research and environmental community
   (Humberto Barbosa, LAPIS, ICAT/UFAL, Brazil)
   • presentation
   • individual RECORDING
2. Products for forecasting as well as disaster mitigation products from INPE/CPTEC
   (Daniel Vila, INPE/CPTEC, Brazil)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
3. Brief examples from current, new, or potential users.
   (Kathy-Ann Caesar, CIMH, Barbados
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
4. and Ronald Gordon, NMS, Belize
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
5. Additional Questions and Comments RECORDING

Thursday session C) Potential solutions we are looking into. Software and products entire session RECORDING

1. Sigma for visualization
   (Diego Souza, CPTEC/INPE, Brazil)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
2. McIDAS-V for visualization
   (Tom Whittaker, CIMSS, USA)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
3. Introduction to GOES-R
   (Bernie Connell, CIRA, USA)
   • ppt presentation
   • individual RECORDING
4. Additional Questions and Comments RECORDING

Thanks for your participation in the event!

Collaborators

The Virtual Laboratory for Training and Education in Satellite Meteorology (VLab) was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) in 2003. The activities here are sponsored by NOAA, the US satellite operator.

The Regional Meteorological Training Centers of Excellence (RMTCoE) are specialized satellite applications training centers designated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). CIRA has interacted with the RMTCoE in Costa Rica and Barbados since 1996 and with the newer RMTCoE in Brazil and Argentina since 2006.

• The VLab CoE in Costa Rica is associated with the School of Physics at the University of Costa Rica.
• The VLab CoE in Barbados is associated with the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology.
• The VLab CoE in Brazil is a joint venture between the Weather Service (INMET) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE)/Center for Weather Forecast and Climatic Studies (CPTEC)
• The VLab CoE in Argentina is formed by the National Meteorological Service (SMN) and the Department of Atmosphere and Oceans Sciences (DCAO) at the University of Buenos Aires and is sponsored by the National Space Agency of Argentina (CONAE).

Iniversidad De Costa Rica

Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology

WMO Space Programme

NCEP

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

The COMET Program

Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training

Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies

Ciencias de la Atmosfera y los Oceanos

Climatology

The most common type of satellite climatology is a cloud composite, which is a measure of the frequency/persistence of clouds over a particular region. Cloud composites can be derived from geostationary or polar orbiting satellites, but the work here focuses on the use of GOES imagery. Because of the great spatial coverage, diurnal composites of imagery over monthly, seasonal, and annual time scales can reveal the amplitude of diurnal cloudiness in relation to geographic features such as land/water boundaries and changes in elevation.

Coasta Rica

Central America

Barbados

CIRA/WMO VLab New Satellite Information

Transmittance for various features in the VIS and Near IR and RGB examples using VIS, Near-IR and IR

View of multiple graphs comparing the channels on various satellites across the globe

Spectra loops with channel width representation

The graphs are separated into “Visible and Near Infrared” and “Infrared” because of the different means of interpreting the radiance measurements: albedo and brightness temperature. Here, transmittance is used in the “Visible and Near Infrared” because it highlights various absorption regions in the atmosphere that affect measurements. Brightness temperature is used in the Infrared because that is the most familiar to the forecaster.

Visible to Near Infrared

Be sure to check out the loop

All graphs: This is a graph of atmospheric transmittances from a radiative transfer model showing a mid-latitude standard atmosphere with no clouds. The region extends from the ultravoilet into the near infrared and encompasses the visible portion of the spectrum. For reference: If the atmosphere were clear (no clouds and no absorbing gases and aerosols), and we were looking down from an orbiting satellite, we would be able to see the surface features. The transmittance would be represented by a straight line across the top at the value of one. But as we can see, this line is very variable from 0.3 to 2.5 micrometers. The width of the channels represents the full width at half maximum. For some applications it is important to remember that the response of the instrument is not zero outside this range, but it is less than 50%.

Last frame in loop(T99_transmission_absorption). There are gases and aerosols that absorb radiation and if we are in regions between 1.3 and 1.4 and 1.8 and 1.9 for example, water vapor absorption (and other minor constituents that absorb) prevents us from seeing surface features. We can also see other narrower regions where there is absorption by other gases.

Infrared

Be sure to check out the Infrared loop

All graphs: Orientation – On the y-axis is Brightness temperature going from warm at the bottom to cold at the top. The data that make this graph come from the imaging spectrometer AIRS instrument (Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder), on the polar orbiting satellite EOS Aqua. It measures a couple thousand (2378) narrowly spaced wavelength bands in the shortwave to longwave region (approximately 1band every 5 nm). These two examples are of opaque targets for 1) a surface which is clear ground in Nebraska during the day and represented by the open black circles, and 2) a deep convective cloud at night represented by the open purple diamonds. Each of these series of points represents the spectral information for one pixel (~13km x13km at nadir) in an AIRS scene. Example pixels from day and night are shown.

Last frame (BT99 spectra absorption). This graph shows dominant broad absorption regions. Note, there are many other absorbing constituents and regions.

Note: the loops work well on iOS devices but there is a little bug.

CIRA/WMO VLab McIDAS-V exercises to load GOES and JPSS imagery

The following exercises were developed for two workshops: the WMO/NOAA VLab Train the Trainer workshop on “Satellite Data Usage: Access through GEONETCast Americas, Display, Interpretation, and Usage in Training” occurring on 15-16 July 2017 and the AmeriGEOSS “Training on Satellite Data: Access through GEONETCast Americas, Display, Interpretation, and Usage” occurring on 31 July – 4 August 2017. These exercises focus on linking information from online training modules with on hands-on data exploring activities. If you are not familiar with the new GOES-16 satellite or VIIRS, we recommend you review the following tutorials for background:

1. The first six modules of the Satellite Foundation Course for GOES-R (SatFC-G)
2. Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications
3. Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites

WMO/NOAA VLab Train the Trainer Workshop agenda

AmeriGEOSS GEONETCast Workshop agenda

Loading a subsection of fulldisk imagery Short Version Tutorial Instructions Long Step by Step Version

Loading the fulldisk file Short Version Tutorial Instructions Long Step by Step Version

The Short Version of the tutorial uses a McIDAS-V bundle file to quickly display a single time of GOES-16 Cloud and Moisture Imagery (CMI). The Long Step by Step Version provides detailed instructions on how to load CMI images, apply color tables, change labels (helpful for translation ;). The objectives of this exercise are 1) to demonstrate that McIDAS-V can load a subsector of full disk images in the given netCDF file format, and 2) to be able to view, probe, and compare the Level 2 CMI data in two groups: 6 visible and near infrared (IR) channels and 10 infrared channels. This exercise potentially provides the user with many examples of environmental, meteorological, and hydrological features that are highlighted in the first six modules of SatFC-G. It’s your mission to explore the data and report back what you find.

The main reason this tutorial focuses on a sub-sector of the data is that it takes more time and more memory for McIDAS-V to load the full resolution, full disk imagery that will be available through the GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) broadcast when GOES-16 becomes operational. If you do not already have McIDAS-V installed on your computer, information is included on where to obtain it. A link to the sample data and bundle files are also provided. Happy exploring!

Loading a 5 minute block of swath imagery Tutorial Instructions

In this tutorial, McIDAS-V instruction bundle files (with the extension .mcv) are used to quickly display the Suomi-NPP VIIRS data (with the extension .h5) with predefined settings. The objectives of this exercise are to demonstrate that McIDAS-V can load a swath in the given HDF5 file format, and to be able to view, probe, and compare the 16 “Moderate” resolution (“M”, 750 m) data in three groups: 5 visible bands, 6 near infrared bands, and 5 infrared bands. If you do not already have McIDAS-V installed on your computer, information is included on where to obtain it. A link to the sample data and bundle files are also provided. Some of the VIIRS channels and products will be made available through the GNC-A broadcast during the next year. Happy exploring!

• Volcanic Ash and Dust RGBs
• Loading and Displaying VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) Imagery
• GOES-16 Cloud Moisture Imagery (CMI): Fire Detection

• Sierra Negra Volcano, Ecuador: Ash RGB, SO2 RGB, and Air Mass RGB
• Sierra Negra Volcano, Ecuador: Infrared Channels
• Aoba (Ambae) Volcano, Vanuatu: Ash RGB, SO2 RGB, and Air Mass RGB
• Aoba (Ambae) Volcano, Vanuatu: Infrared Channels
• Aoba (Ambae) Volcano, Vanuatu: True Color RGB and Natural Color RGB
• Fuego Volcano, Guatemala: Ash RGB, SO2 RGB, Air Mass RGB, and Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB / Night Microphysics RGB

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