A Satellite Training Collection (Español<in dev>)

Compiled for the Regional Training Course on the Use of Environmental Satellite Data in Meteorological Applications for RA III and RA IV

This satellite training collection was produced by the COMET Program in support of NOAA's Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Americas partnership. It includes selected COMET satellite meteorology training modules, links to the VISIT Program materials, and the 2006 WMO High Profile Training Event lectures. This collection is intended as background training material for participants in upcoming WMO- and GEOSS Americas-sponsored satellite meteorology training events and workshops. Additional materials are available at http://www.meted.ucar.edu.

Note: Blue highlight indicates a course prerequisite. All other materials in the collection are recommended, but not required.

COMET modules (English and Spanish, where available).

GOES Channel Selection Selección del canal del GOES
Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data English only
Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder Introducción al uso de la sonda atmosférica del GOES
Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere with MODIS English only
Multispectral Satellite Applications: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Cycle Aplicaciones satelitales multiespectrales: el ciclo de vida de los incendios en zonas despobladas
Feature Identification Using Environmental Satellites English only
Feature Identification Exercises: Clouds, Snow, and Ice Using MODIS English only
Microwave Remote Sensing: Clouds, Precipitation, and Water Vapor Percepción remota por microondas: nubes, precipitación y vapor de agua
Microwave Remote Sensing: Land and Ocean Surface Applications English only
Jet Streak Circulations English only
Severe Convection II: Mesoscale Convective Systems English only
Forecasting Aviation Icing: Icing Type and Severity Pronóstico de tipo e intensidad de engelamiento en aviación
Fog and Stratus Forecast Approaches Enfoques para el pronóstico de nieblas y estratos
Applying Diagnostic and Forecast Tools: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus English only
Remote Sensing Using Satellites English only

POES-1: POES Introduction

English only
Dust Enhancement Techniques English only
An Intro to the EUMETSAT Polar System English and French only
Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Chapter 3: Tropical Remote Sensing Applications Introducción a la meteorología tropical, Capítulo 3: Aplicaciones de percepción remota en los trópicos

CIMSS Presentation (English only):

Radiative Transfer English only


WMO High Profile Training Event Lectures (English and Spanish):

Lecture A: The WMO Space Programme Lección A: Programa espacial de la OMM
Lecture B: Spectral Bands Lección B: Bandas espectrales
Lecture C: Digital Data Lección C: Datos digitales
Lecture D: Convection Lección D: Convección


VISITview lessons (English Only):

The GOES 3.9 µm Channel (CIRA)
GOES High Density Winds
Water Vapor Channel Satellite Imagery (CIMMS)
Wildland Fire Detection using Satellite Imagery
Subtropical Cyclone Analysis with Satellite Data (CIRA)
Cyclogenesis: Analysis utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery (CIRA)
Fog Detection and Analysis with Satellite Data
Mesoscale Analysis of Convective Weather Using GOES RSO Imagery
GOES Sounder Data and Products
Satellite Applications to Tropical Cyclones


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