National and International Training Highlights

Bernie Connell

RAMMB

Training• National

– VISIT– SHyMet

• International – Partnership with RMTCs in Costa Rica

and Barbados– Training Events– Monthly International Weather

Discussions• Training for GOES-R/NPOESS

Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training –established 1998

Mission: To accelerate the transfer of research results from atmospheric remote sensing into NWS operations

Method: Distance education techniqueshttp://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit/visithome.asp

VISITview

• Teletraining and real-time collaboration tool• Connects instructor(s) to many students via

internet• Voice through telephone• Capability to record voice

and “annotations” for synchronized playback

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/visitview/

VISIT sessions by topic(53 total sessions)

• Satellite Meteorology• Severe Weather• Winter Weather• Tropical• Lightning• Climate• Numerical Weather Prediction• Fire Weather• Other

VISIT “statistics”

For the period: April 1999 – June 20061048 Sessions have been offered 5423 NWS Offices have signed up15,836 Certificates have been issued.

CIRA: Dan Bikos, Jeff BraunCIMSS: Scott Bachmeier

Satellite Hydrology Satellite Hydrology and Meteorology and Meteorology

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/shymet/ http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/shymet/

Main Objective: To prepare NOAA and NWS users for the latest polar orbiting and geostationary satellite data and products in the warning and forecast process.

A new coursecourse dedicated to operational satellite meteorology

SHyMet Intern CourseSHyMet Intern Course

• Target Audience: NWS InternsTarget Audience: NWS Interns• Web-based instruction and teletraining tracked Web-based instruction and teletraining tracked

through NOAA e-Learning Management System through NOAA e-Learning Management System (LMS)(LMS)

• Primary Objective: To assure familiarity with Primary Objective: To assure familiarity with satellite imagery and products available on satellite imagery and products available on AWIPSAWIPS

• First Course Offering: Spring 2006First Course Offering: Spring 2006

SHyMet Intern Topics1. Understanding satellite imagery as

observation A. OrientationB. A Brief Overview of GOES: operations,

channels, and schedules (web module)C. Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection

(web module)D. Polar Satellite Products for the Operational

Forecaster, Module 1: POES Introduction and Background (web module)

E. Sounder (teletraining)

SHyMet Intern Topics

2.2. Applications and case examples Applications and case examples A.A. Satellite winds (teletraining)Satellite winds (teletraining)B.B. Cyclogenesis (teletraining)Cyclogenesis (teletraining)C.C. Severe weather (teletraining)Severe weather (teletraining)D.D. Tropical (web module)Tropical (web module)

SHyMet “statistics” April 1 through July 31, 2006

• 81 NOAA registered participants representing ~45 NWS offices

• 8 Non-NOAA• 31 individuals completed• 29 Teletraining sessions offered April

through June (CIRA: Jeff Braun, Dan Bikos; CIMSS: Scott Bachmeier)

SHyMet Plans

• Review feedback • Conduct survey for input for next SHyMet

offering• Offer SHyMet “Advanced”

International Training

• Close interaction with the Regional Meteorological Training Centers (RMTCs) in Costa Rica and Barbados since 1996

• Initial focus obtaining satellite imagery and provide basic training.

• WMO sponsored 2-week training events– Mitch Reconstruction Project in Central

America• Live International Weather Briefings• October 2006 – High Profile Training Event

INTERNATIONAL TRAININGWMO sponsored Regional Training Course on the Use of Environmental Satellite Data in Meteorological Applications for RA III and RA IV Hosted by the RMTC of the University of Costa Rica in Costa Rica March 7-18, 2005

CIRA/RAMM personnel provided lectures/laboratories on the following topics:• interpretation of GOES and POES imagery and products • products from meteorological sounders • hyperspectral imagery • identifying mesoscale weather features• convection • tropical weather systems• volcanic ash detection and fire detection

INTERNATIONAL WEATHER BRIEFINGSLive weather briefings using RAMSDIS Online through VISITview server at CIRA: http://hadar.cira.colostate.edu/vview/vmrmtcrso.htmlvoice through Yahoo Messenger

- Bi-lingual: English and Spanish- Occur once a monthParticipants: CIRA, COMET, CIMSS, the International Desk at NCEP, SAB at NESDIS, Antigua, Argentina , Barbados, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana,Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Trinidad, and Venezuela.

http://hadar.cira.colostate.edu/vview/vmrmtcrso.html

largest session: 40 users logged into VISITview, 24 users logged into Yahoo Messenger

GOES-R and NPOESS on the horizon

• Short term – OUTREACH (advertising)• Long term – TRAINING (real-time use)

– Leverage and build upon existing programs: VISIT, SHyMet, COMET, others

– Audience: National and International

Links

• VISIThttp://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit/visithome.asp• SHyMet http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/shymet/• VISITview RAMSDIS Onlinehttp://hadar.cira.colostate.edu/vview/vmrmtcrso.html