What Is MetEd?
MetEd is a free collection of hundreds of training resources intended for the geoscience community. Whether you're an experienced meteorologist honing existing skills or a student looking for new geoscience topics of interest, we have something for you. Learn more about MetEd in this short video.
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This lesson begins with a basic description of rip currents and rip current safety and a look at the partnerships between the US National Weather Service (NWS), National Sea Grant College Program, and the United States Lifesaving Association. It includes a...
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Every year over 100 fatalities occur in the United States in the surf zone along our beaches. Rip currents account for the majority of surf zone fatalities with high surf, sneaker waves, longshore currents and others contributing. A first step in predicting...
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All NWS employees involved in forecast operations should be aware of the general infrastructure, roles, and responsibilities of NWS aviation programs, including Weather Forecast Offices, Center Weather Service Units, the Aviation Weather Center, AWC National...
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This lesson outlines the importance of measurements of atmospheric radiation and describes the main types of instrumentation used in obtaining these measurements. Solar radiation instrumentation described includes
thermal detectors (pyranometers and pyroelectric...
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This 45-minute lesson highlights a sample of GOES-R and JPSS satellite products that can provide useful information to forecasters during convective weather scenarios. In this lesson, the learner takes on the role of a forecaster working a shift during a...
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The AerosolWatch YouTube Channel contains multiple informational videos about Satellite Aerosol & Fire Products. This set of videos is continually being updated with new content about the aerosol and fire products from NOAA’s JPSS and GOES-R series of satellites....
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COMET staff hosted two editions of the timely webinar, "How to Be Alone Together…Teaching Geosciences in Quarantine." These webinars supported university professors and international hydrometeorological service trainers in the transition to online instruction...
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New-generation GOES-R and JPSS satellite products offer improved capabilities for detecting and monitoring wildland fires in the Western US and similar geographic regions. In the case of the northern California Kincade fire of October 2019, satellite monitoring...
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The US National Weather Service (NWS) Fire Weather Program interacts with many government agencies, provides products and services at the national, regional and local levels, and has updated its guidance documents. This lesson provides the latest Fire Weather...
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In this lesson, the learner takes on the role of a forecaster working the community phone lines prior to the landfall of Hurricane Florence (2018). As a forecaster, the learner converses with a local emergency manager (EM) about the potential threats and...
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