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Ten Common NWP Misconceptions
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2002-05-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(47 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to ten of the most commonly encountered or significant misconceptions about NWP models. This list of ten misconceptions includes issues surrounding data assimilation, model resolution, physical parameterizations, and post-processing of ... Read more »
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Slantwise Convection: An Operational Approach
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-06-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(27 ratings) This Webcast is a recreation of a presentation on slantwise convection given by Kent Johnson in February, 2002 in Boulder, Colorado. It focuses on assessing the release of conditional symmetric instability as slantwise convection. It provides an overview of the ... Read more »
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Cold Air Damming
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2001-06-18
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(361 ratings) Cold Air Damming is part of the Mesoscale Meteorology Primer series. This module first presents a Navy forecast scenario prior to the development of a major cold air damming (CAD) event along the east slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. Then, from a conceptual standpoint, ... Read more »
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Thermally-forced Circulation I: Sea Breezes
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2002-12-12
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(474 ratings) This module describes the phenomena of the sea breeze. It examines factors that lead to the formation of a sea breeze, modifying effects on sea breeze development, how mesoscale NWP models handle sea breezes, and sea breeze forecast parameters. The module places instruction ... Read more »
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Forecasting Aviation Icing: Icing Type and Severity
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 1998-03-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, Aviation Weather
(227 ratings) This module discusses the current theories of atmospheric conditions associated with aircraft icing and applies the theories to the icing diagnosis and forecast process. The contribution of liquid water content, temperature, and droplet size parameters to icing are ... Read more »
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The Role of the MJO in Oceanic and Atmospheric Variability
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Climate
(32 ratings) This Webcast, presented by Dr. Klaus Weickmann of NOAA/CIRES/Climate Diagnostic Center, explores the role that the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) plays in global climate variability. The expert lecture is divided into five sections, which give a short overview of the ... Read more »
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The Madden-Julian Oscillation Life Cycle
Languages: English, Español, Bahasa Indonesia
Publish Date: 2002-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Climate
(93 ratings) This Webcast, is an expert lecture by Dr. Roland Madden, where he describes the important climate-moderating feature, the Madden-Julian oscillation which is known more commonly as the MJO. The Webcast is presented in five sections and covers the identification and ... Read more »
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Coastally Trapped Wind Reversals
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-08-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.5 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(211 ratings) This module starts with a forecast scenario that occurs along the California coast. The module then proceeds to describe the structure and climatology of these disturbances, as well as their synoptic and mesoscale evolution. The instruction concludes with a section on ... Read more »
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West Coast Fog
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2000-09-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Coastal Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(102 ratings) This is part of the Physical Processes Professional Competency Unit of the Forecasting Low-Altitude Clouds and Fog for Aviation Operations Professional Development Series. West Coast Fog discusses the climatology, physical processes, and evolution of hot spell fogs along ... Read more »
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Principles of Convection I: Buoyancy and CAPE
Languages: English, Pусский, Español, Français, Ελληνικά
Publish Date: 2002-07-24
Last Updated On: 2016-03-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(1769 ratings) This module provides a brief overview of Buoyancy and CAPE. Topics covered include the origin of atmospheric buoyancy, estimating buoyancy using the CAPE and Lifted Index, factors that affect buoyancy including entrainment of mid-level air, water loading, convective ... Read more »
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Mesoscale Convective Systems: Squall Lines and Bow Echoes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 1999-05-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(188 ratings) This module presents current conceptual models of several MCS types and provides explanations for the structures and behavior of MCSs based on the physical processes underlying their evolution. An understanding of the physical processes and conceptual models of MCSs will ... Read more »
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A Convective Storm Matrix: Buoyancy/Shear Dependencies
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-04-29
Last Updated On: 2016-03-18
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather
(233 ratings) In order to help forecasters build a strategy for anticipating convective storm structures, their evolution, and the potential for severe weather, A Convective Storm Matrix provides learners the opportunity for extensive exploration of the relationship between a storm's ... Read more »
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An MCS Matrix
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-04-17
Last Updated On: 2016-03-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather
(93 ratings) This module includes an interactive MCS Matrix of numerical simulations illustrating the physical processes controlling MCS evolution, as well as an archive of the entire Web module, Mesoscale Convective Systems: Squall Lines and Bow Echoes. Patterned after the CD Module A ... Read more »
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Hurricane Strike!™
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-08-24
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Tropical/Hurricanes, Environment and Society
(2 ratings) Designed primarily for middle school students and funded by FEMA and the NWS, this module creates a scenario to frame learning activities that focus on hurricane science and safety. Versions are also available for hearing, motor, and visually impaired students, as well as ... Read more »
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Introduction to Fire Behavior: Influences of Topography, Fuels, and Weather on Fire Ignition and Spread
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-08-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time:
Topics:
Emergency Management, Fire Weather
(303 ratings) This website provides an overview of factors that affect the ignition and spread of wildfire. Information is presented with 3-dimensional graphics and animations as well as audio descriptions and commentary provided by a fire behavior expert. You don't need extensive ... Read more »
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Dispersion Basics
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-11-12
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Fire Weather, Other
(100 ratings) A webcast presentation by Dr. Timothy Spangler (Director of the COMET Program and a former air quality consultant). This 25-minute lecture provides an overview of the basics of dispersion, the effects of different atmospheric conditions on dispersion, and how dispersion is ... Read more »
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Urban Flooding: It Can Happen in a Flash!
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2001-05-24
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(345 ratings) This module features an audio and visual tour of sites affected by the Fort Collins, Colorado urban flood that occurred on 28 July 1997. The tour is led by Matthew Kelsch and includes eyewitness accounts of that night's events from John Weaver. This interactive virtual ... Read more »
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Forecasting Radiation Fog
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2002-02-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(222 ratings) This is the second module in the Mesoscale Meteorology Primer series. This module starts with a forecast scenario that occurs during a winter radiation fog event in the Central Valley of California. After that, a conceptual section covers the physical processes of radiation ... Read more »
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Diagnosing and Forecasting Extratropical Transition: A Case Exercise on Hurricane Michael
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-06-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(22 ratings) This exercise tracks Hurricane Michael as it moved into the Maritime region of the Canadian east coast in October, 2000. Analyze data and respond to questions focusing on forecasting the progression of the storm. This case exercise accompanies the Webcast, Hurricanes ... Read more »
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Hurricanes Canadian Style: Extratropical Transition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-05-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(32 ratings) This Webcast is based on a presentation delivered by Jim Abraham of MSC at the Winter Weather Course in February 2001. The presentation discusses how, under the right synoptic conditions, hurricanes and tropical storms undergo a transition process to extratropical cyclones ... Read more »
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Rain Gauges: Are They Really Ground Truth?
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2001-02-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip)
(102 ratings) It is the first streaming video Webcast released by the COMET Program. This interactive and entertaining presentation serves as a helpful reminder of the problems that can plague rain gauge performance including specifics regarding the widely used ASOS rain gauge. The ... Read more »
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The Balancing Act of Geostrophic Adjustment
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-11-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(43 ratings) This 7-page module provides a primer on geostrophic adjustment concepts. It discusses their application for understanding and forecasting real weather features, interpreting model forecasts, and recognizing the type and duration of impact that observations exert on the ... Read more »
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Thermally-forced Circulation II: Mountain/Valley Breezes
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2002-06-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(483 ratings) This is a foundation module in the Mesoscale Meteorology Primer series. Topics covered include up- and downslope breezes, up- and down-valley winds, associated hazards, and forecasting techniques. Like other modules in the Mesoscale Meteorology Primer, this module comes ... Read more »
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Definition of the Mesoscale
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Last Updated On: 2011-10-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Mesoscale Meteorology
(989 ratings) By the end of this module you will be able to answer... What is the mesoscale and how do we classify it? What is hydrostatic equilibrium? Why are non-hydrostatic processes so important to mesoscale meteorology? Why does forecasting mesoscale meteorology rely on model ... Read more »
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Flow Interaction with Topography
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(589 ratings) This is a foundation module in the Mesoscale Meteorology Primer series. Topics covered include an overview of factors that control whether air will go up and over a mountain or be forced around it, the role of potential and kinetic energy, the Froude number and what it ... Read more »
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How Mesoscale Models Work
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2002-04-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(391 ratings) The goal of this training module is to help you increase your understanding of how mesoscale models work. Such understanding, in turn, can help you more efficiently and accurately evaluate model-generated forecast products. ... Read more »
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Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Overview
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-11-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip)
(55 ratings) In this module, Wes Junker, retired Senior Branch Forecaster at NCEP/HPC provides an introduction to Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting. This presentation assumes a familiarity with basic meteorological ... Read more »
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Feature Identification Using Environmental Satellites
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-10-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(145 ratings) This Webcast, presented by Tom Lee of the Naval Research Laboratory, focuses on feature identification using a combination of high-resolution multispectral polar and geostationary satellite imagery products. The Webcast is made up of five short sections focus on a set of ... Read more »
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Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 1: POES Introduction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 1999-03-25
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00
Topics:
Fire Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(84 ratings) This Web-based module is a component of the Integrated Sensor Training (IST) Professional Development Series (PDS) Professional Competency Unit #6-Satellite Data and Products. Dr. Stan Kidder of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado ... Read more »
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Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 2: Microwave Products and Applications
Languages: English
Publish Date: 1999-07-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(8 ratings) This Web-based module is a component of the Integrated Sensor Training (IST) Professional Development Series (PDS) Professional Competency Unit #6-Satellite Data and Products. This module provides a closer look at the capabilities, products, and applications available to ... Read more »
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Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere with MODIS
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-02-11
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(7 ratings) This Webcast is based on presentations given by Dr. W. Paul Menzel at several conferences. It is approximately 60 minutes in length and introduces the MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite. Dr. Menzel begins by providing background on MODIS channel selection and ... Read more »
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Isentropic Analysis
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-11-19
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other, Winter Weather
(103 ratings) This Webcast, presented by Dr. Jim Moore of St. Louis University, covers the advantages and applications of diagnosis and visualization of large-scale flow and vertical motion on surfaces of constant potential temperature. The movement of moisture along these surfaces is ... Read more »
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Seasonal Forecast Problems Refresher Training
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-05-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other
(0 ratings) This prototype module was originally intended as a review of seasonal weather regimes and hazards for regions that are of particular interest to the Air Force Weather Agency. Although the project was discontinued, the section on summer weather in the southeast U.S. is ... Read more »
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Slantwise Convection Case Exercise
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-06-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(3 ratings) This exercise examines an event that took place in the 24 hour time period beginning at 18Z, Dec 31, 2000 in southern British Columbia, Canada and northern Washington/Idaho, United States. This is a companion piece to the COMET Webcast, Slantwise Convection: An Operational ... Read more »
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Canadian EPV Charts
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2002-01-05
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(1 rating) The goal of the EPV chart is to aid operational forecasters in predicting CSI and slantwise convection. The description includes links to the online chart, which is updated twice daily by the CMC, as well as a list of synoptic considerations that will support your use of ... Read more »
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Feature Identification Exercises: Clouds, Snow, and Ice Using MODIS
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-07-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Winter Weather
(30 ratings) This module consists of four exercises where users identify surface features, distinguish clouds from snow on the ground, and determine cloud phase using multispectral analysis. The module also includes an overview of multispectral techniques available on many operational ... Read more »
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Freezing and Melting, Precipitation Type, and Numerical Weather Prediction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2002-07-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(75 ratings) This Webcast is based on a COMET classroom presentation by Dr. Gary Lackmann at the 2nd MSC Winter Weather Course held in Boulder, Colorado on 22 February 2002. Dr. Lackmann reviews the basic thermodynamics of freezing and melting and how operational models represent these ... Read more »
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Should Synopticians Worry About Climate?
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-02-26
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Climate
(7 ratings) This lecture was presented during the ongoing workshops on Climate Variability that are part of the NWS Climate Professional Development Series. During the presentation, Dr. Sardeshmukh presents statistical evidence that demonstrates the impact that climate variability has ... Read more »
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Gap Winds
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-03-20
Last Updated On: 2016-10-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(319 ratings) This lesson provides a basic understanding of why gap winds occur, their typical structures, and how gap wind strength and extent are controlled by larger-scale, or synoptic, conditions. You will learn about a number of important gap flows in coastal regions around the ... Read more »
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Australian Severe Thunderstorm Case Studies
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2003-04-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather
(0 ratings) In this southern hemisphere-focused module, the student can work through a major Australian severe thunderstorm event in detail and examine aspects of two other severe thunderstorm events. Follow a forecast time-line to assess data and make decisions from the pre-storm ... Read more »
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ENSO and Beyond
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-05-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .30 - .45 h
Topics:
Climate
(158 ratings) This Webcast, presented by Dr. Marty Hoerling of NOAA/CIRES/Climate Diagnostic Center, discusses the impacts of El Niño and La Niña variability on both North American and tropical weather. The presentation shows that these two phenomena are not simple inverses of each ... Read more »
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Ocean Effect Snow: New England Snow Storm, 14 January 1999
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-05-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(10 ratings) This case study is the first in the Mesoscale Aspects of Winter Weather Forecasting module series. The case is presented as a series of challenging forecast questions followed by a more traditional case study presentation. Included in the exercise is a rich set of data ... Read more »
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Customer Impacts: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(137 ratings) This module addresses issues surrounding the direct and indirect impacts of restricted ceilings and visibilities on aviation operations and also briefly examines their impacts on ground and marine transportation. The goal is improve forecaster awareness of how their ... Read more »
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Applying Diagnostic and Forecast Tools: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(142 ratings) This module discusses how to apply various observational data and remote sensing tools such as satellite, METARS, soundings, profilers, radar, and model analyses to diagnose the potential for fog and/or low stratus. Various forecast tools (such as model forecast fields, ... Read more »
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Local Influences on Fog and Low Stratus
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(172 ratings) Local and mesoscale influences can make or break your fog or stratus forecast. Influences of local water bodies, terrain, vegetation, soil characteristics, and coastal features on the lower atmosphere can play a vital role in the development, duration, and intensity of ... Read more »
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Synoptic Weather Considerations: Forecasting Fog and Low Stratus
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(172 ratings) In order to assess whether a fog or stratus event is possible, you must evaluate the synoptic-scale influences that will drive the local conditions. In this module, we examine several common synoptic situations to understand the processes involved in fog or low stratus ... Read more »
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Assessing Climatology in Fog/Stratus Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(101 ratings) This module addresses the local and regional climatological considerations and presents tools and methodologies that can be used to assess whether atmospheric conditions can foster fog or low stratus development. Knowing your local climatology and assessing whether it ... Read more »
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Writing Effective TAFs
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(218 ratings) This module provides an overview of some of the applicable TAF Amendment and Conditional Group usage rules, as presented in the latest version of the National Weather Service Instruction 10-813 on TAF directives. It also presents a methodology for TAF writing and ... Read more »
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Dust Enhancement Techniques Using MODIS and SeaWiFS
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-07-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .30 - .45 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(14 ratings) The Dust Enhancement Techniques Using MODIS and SeaWiFS Webcast features Dr. Steven Miller of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Monterey, California and takes about one hour to complete. Dr. Miller explains two techniques for detecting blowing dust using multispectral ... Read more »
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Wave Types and Characteristics
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-07-31
Last Updated On: 2012-05-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(1179 ratings) This is the first in a series of new marine meteorology modules based on COMET’s old laser disk and CD-ROM modules on marine meteorology. This module is an introduction to waves and their associated characteristics. Several types of waves are presented, from the common ... Read more »
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De mm à cm... Étude des rapports neige/eau liquide au Québec
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 9.00 - 10.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(0 ratings) Dans son oeuvre détaillée de 130 pages, Ivan Dubé du Service météorologique du Canada nous rappelle les processus physiques qui déterminent la densité de la neige, et élabore un nouvel algorithme qui permet la diagnose et la prévision améliorées de la densité de ... Read more »
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Плавучесть и ДКПЭ
Languages: English, Pусский, Español, Français, Ελληνικά
Publish Date: 2003-09-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(0 ratings) This is a Russian translation of the COMET module, Buoyancy and CAPE, which is part of the Mesoscale Primer series. Topics covered include the origin of atmospheric buoyancy, estimating buoyancy using the CAPE and Lifted Index, factors that affect buoyancy including ... Read more »
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Heavy Banded Snow
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-09-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(83 ratings) This webcast is based on a presentation by Dr. Moore MSC/COMET Winter Weather Workshop in Boulder, CO, 4 December 2002. In it, he covers the definition of the TROWAL and its role in heavy snow production in the form of bands primarily located to the northwest of the surface ... Read more »
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Mesoscale Aspects of Winter Weather Forecasting Topics
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-10-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time:
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(0 ratings) The Mesoscale Aspects of Winter Weather Forecasting effort is comprised of a growing series of in-depth case exercises bundled with supporting topics. This site provides access to the supporting topics seperate from the case ... Read more »
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The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-10-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Climate
(198 ratings) This Webcast, is an expert lecture by Dr. Vernon Kousky of NOAA/CPC, entitled "The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle". The presentation covers the identification and global weather impacts associated with both phases of ENSO. This version of the presentation has ... Read more »
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Principles of Convection II: Using Hodographs
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(1037 ratings) This lesson provides a basic understanding of how to plot and interpret hodographs, with application to convective environments. Most of the material previously appeared in the CD lesson, Anticipating Convective Storm Structure and Evolution, developed with Dr. Morris ... Read more »
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Principles of Convection III: Shear and Convective Storms
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2003-11-18
Last Updated On: 2016-03-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(888 ratings) This module discusses the role of wind shear in the structure and evolution of convective storms. Using the concept of horizontal vorticity, the module demonstrates how shear enhances uplift, leading to longer-lived supercell and multicell storms. The module also explores ... Read more »
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From mm to cm... Study of snow/liquid water ratios in Quebec
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2003-12-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 9.00 - 10.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(0 ratings) In a detailed 130 page report, Ivan Dubé of the Meteorological Service of Canada reviews the factors that contribute to snow density, and presents a new and improved algorithm based on data from Québec for diagnosing and predicting snow density. A verification of the ... Read more »
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Challenges of Forecasting in the West
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2003-12-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Mountain Meteorology
(93 ratings) During this presentation, Dr. Brad Colman (NOAA/NWS) covers both the philosophical and methodological approaches to weather forecasting in general, with a special emphasis on challenges introduced in areas of complex terrain. The insightful comments made by the presenter ... Read more »
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Mountain Waves and Downslope Winds
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2004-01-07
Last Updated On: 2016-07-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(424 ratings) Mountain waves form above and downwind of topographic barriers and frequently pose a serious hazard to mountain aviation because of strong-to-extreme turbulence. This foundation module describes the features of mountain waves and explores the conditions under which they ... Read more »
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Inverted Troughs and Their Associated Precipitation Regimes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-01-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, QPF/QPE (Precip)
(27 ratings) This Webcast features Phil Schumacher, NWS Sioux Falls, South Dakota discussing the conditions that dictate the location of precipitation relative to inverted troughs. Phil presents a composite case study based on collaborative research with Dr. R. Weisman and others, as ... Read more »
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Inverted Troughs Case Exercise
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-01-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, QPF/QPE (Precip)
(2 ratings) This exercise follows the progression of a winter weather event across the Central Plains states beginning 1200 UTC on 7 March 1999. Each forecast question is accompanied by Eta model data and includes a forecast discussion by Phil Schumacher, NWS Sioux Falls, South ... Read more »
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Les cartes de tourbillon potentiel équivalent du Centre météorologique canadien
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2002-01-05
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(0 ratings) Les cartes de TPE, produites au CMC deux fois par jour, sont disponibles au Web à l’adresse fournie dans ce document. Il s’y trouve aussi une liste de facteurs synoptiques destiné aux météorologues d’exploitation pour encadrer leur utilisation des cartes de TPE ... Read more »
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Polar Lows Ungava Bay 01 December 2000
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-04-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(1 rating) Polar lows are generally short-lived but intense events that occur over cold ocean waters, poleward of a baroclinic zone. The polar low in this case formed over the open waters of Ungava Bay, in northeastern Canada, on 2 December 2000. The case is presented as a series of ... Read more »
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Topics in Polar Low Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-04-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(28 ratings) This module presents an overview of the climatology, formation, evolution, detection, and forecasting of polar lows. The presentation has five sections: Disturbances in Cold Air Masses; Climatology of Cold Air Vortices and Polar Lows; Monitoring and Nowcasting of Polar ... Read more »
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Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Speed and Direction: An Introduction to Scatterometry
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-07-14
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(68 ratings) This Webcast features Dr. Michael Freilich (Oregon State University, principal investigator on the QuikSCAT project for NSF) introducing and discussing the fundamentals of scatterometry and how they apply to the SeaWinds instrument on QuikSCAT. Dr. Freilich also describes ... Read more »
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Fog and Stratus Forecast Approaches
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2004-07-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(365 ratings) This module deals with identifying the characteristics of radiation versus advection fog events, determining which process is dominating, and applying that understanding when making ceiling and visibility forecasts. A forecast approach using a decision tree is also ... Read more »
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Case Study: A New England Fog Event
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-07-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(86 ratings) This case examines an event that took place over New England and the Mid-Atlantic on 14 June 2001. As the culminating exercise for lessons 1 and 2 of the Distance Learning Aviation Course 1 (DLAC1) on Fog and Stratus Forecasting, its objectives are to 1) identify the ... Read more »
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Case Study: A Northern Plains Cold-Air Outbreak Event
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-07-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(62 ratings) This case study focuses on making a forecast and writing a TAF so that it best represents the meteorological situation to aviation customers. During the exercise, the student prepares a forecast for Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As part of the Distance Learning Aviation Course ... Read more »
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Dynamics & Microphysics of Cool-Season Orographic Storms
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-08-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather, QPF/QPE (Precip), Mountain Meteorology
(137 ratings) In this Webcast, Dr. James Steenburgh, working for the Department of Meteorology and the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction at the University of Utah, takes a look at cool-season orographic storms in western North America. He provides a brief microphysics ... Read more »
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Low-Level Coastal Jets
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-08-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(195 ratings) Low-level coastal jets occur along many coastlines. Winds may exceed 35 knots and lead to high waves and significant low-level vertical wind shear. Thus, low-level coastal jets present a hazard to both marine and aviation operations in the coastal zone. This core module ... Read more »
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Rip Currents: NWS Mission and Partnerships
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-08-16
Last Updated On: 2012-05-08
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Coastal Weather
(117 ratings) This module discusses the basics of rip current formation and detection as well as the partnerships between the National Weather Service, National Sea Grant College Program, and the United States Lifesaving Association as they relate to rip current safety. This is one of ... Read more »
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Severe Convection: Mesoscale Convective Systems
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2004-09-24
Last Updated On: 2016-09-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather
(397 ratings) Mesoscale convective systems occur worldwide and year-round and are accompanied by the potential for severe weather and flooding. This lesson describes typical system evolution by examining squall line, bow echo, and MCC characteristics throughout their life cycles. This ... Read more »
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Ensemble Forecasting Explained
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2004-09-27
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(110 ratings) This module, the latest in our series on Numerical Weather Prediction, covers the theory and use of ensemble prediction systems (EPSs). The module will help forecasters develop an understanding of the basis for EPSs, the skills to interpret ensemble products, and strategies ... Read more »
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Blowing Snow: Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada 04-10 February 2003
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Winter Weather
(24 ratings) This case exercise takes an in-depth look at a blowing snow event in the northern mainland of Canada. The case addresses specific low-level wind and snow conditions. Model data, satellite imagery, and observations are provided for assessing the potential for blowing snow ... Read more »
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Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Microwave Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2004-11-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(88 ratings) This module introduces forecasters to the use of microwave image products for observing and analyzing tropical cyclones. Microwave data from polar-orbiting satellites is crucial to today’s operational forecasters, and particularly for those with maritime forecasting ... Read more »
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Rip Currents: Nearshore Fundamentals
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-12-13
Last Updated On: 2012-02-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Environment and Society, Coastal Weather
(464 ratings) This module provides insight into how nearshore circulation and wave dynamics are involved in rip current formation. Topics covered in this module include: nearshore terminology, circulation and waves, rip current characteristics, and rip current forcing mechanisms. This ... Read more »
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Physics of the Aurora: Earth Systems
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-12-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Space Weather
(73 ratings) This interactive learning module introduces the systems and processes through which the Earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere are influenced by the sun, eventually leading to the magnificent auroral displays. Developed especially for university professors and students ... Read more »
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In-depth Physics Lessons
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2004-12-28
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Space Weather
(0 ratings) This collection of four condensed physics lessons is offered as a companion to our Physics of the Aurora: Earth Systems learning module, and has been developed especially for use by university physics educators. The lesson topics are Charged Particle Motions, Magnetic ... Read more »
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Space Weather: Welcome, SEC
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-01-11
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Space Weather
(2 ratings) This video presentation welcomes the Space Weather Prediction Center, formerly known as the Space Environment Center or SEC to the National Weather Service (NWS) as an operational entity of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) family. Describing the ways ... Read more »
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Topics in Lake Effect Snow Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-02-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(167 ratings) Lake and ocean effect processes can have a significant impact on snowfall amounts in many parts of North America, and can be very tricky to forecast. This short module is a collection of narrated reference material on many aspects of lake effect snow forecasting. It is ... Read more »
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Dynamically Forced Fog
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Coastal Weather, Fog and Low Stratus, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Mesoscale Meteorology
(196 ratings) Fog frequently forms in response to dynamically forced changes in the boundary layer. This module examines dynamically forced fog in the coastal and marine environment, focusing on advection fog, steam fog, and west coast type fog. The focus of the module is on the ... Read more »
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Jet Streak Circulations
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-04-25
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Winter Weather
(212 ratings) This Webcast is based on a presentation given by Dr. James T. Moore of Saint Louis University at the 5th Annual MSC/COMET Winter Weather Workshop on 30 November 2004 in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Moore reviews many aspects of jet streak dynamics including ... Read more »
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The Impact of Weather on Air Traffic Management
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-05-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(210 ratings) This module focuses on the National Airspace System (NAS) and how weather affects it. It describes the various components of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), how that organization manages air traffic, and how CWSU and WFO forecasts help the FAA's decision-making ... Read more »
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Mesoscale Banded Precipitation
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2005-06-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(167 ratings) Precipitation frequently falls and accumulates in discrete bands with accumulations that vary markedly over short distances. This module examines several mechanisms that result in mesoscale banded precipitation, focusing primarily on processes at work in midlatitude ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ensemble Prediction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-06-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(230 ratings) This webcast is a shorter companion to the Ensemble Prediction Explained module, focusing more directly on immediate operational needs. Introductory content includes the role of ensemble forecasts, presentation of basic ensemble forecasting terms, and discussion of how ... Read more »
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Creating a Local Climate Product Using Composite Analysis
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Climate
(22 ratings) This Webcast features Heather Hauser of NOAA/ERH/SSD describing the utility of and introducing the methodology for conducting composite analysis as part of the NWS Climate Services program. This 30-minute presentation is intended to introduce climate focal points to the ... Read more »
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Wave Life Cycle I: Generation
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2005-07-14
Last Updated On: 2016-06-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(634 ratings) This is the second in a series of training lessons on marine wind and waves. The first lesson discussed wave types and characteristics and is a good primer to this next marine training topic. Wave Life Cycle I: Generation examines how wind creates waves and the ... Read more »
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Una matriz de sistemas convectivos de mesoescala (SCM)
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2014-04-11
Last Updated On: 2016-04-20
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather
(3 ratings) Este módulo incluye una matriz interactiva con simulaciones numéricas que ilustran los procesos físicos que controlan la evolución de los sistemas convectivos de mesoescala (SCM), así como un archivo completo del módulo web sobre las líneas de turbonada y los ecos en ... Read more »
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Una matriz de tormentas convectivas: relaciones de dependencia entre empuje hidrostático y cizalladura
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2014-04-11
Last Updated On: 2016-04-20
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather
(36 ratings) Para ayudar al pronosticador a elaborar una estrategia para predecir las estructuras tormentosas convectivas, su evolución y el potencial de tiempo severo, este módulo ofrece la oportunidad de estudiar a fondo la relación entre el entorno de la tormenta y su ... Read more »
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¡Huracán a la vista!
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-08-24
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Tropical/Hurricanes, Environment and Society
(1 rating) Ésta es la versión en español del módulo ¡Huracán a la vista!. Este módulo, que fue diseñado principalmente para los estudiantes de sexto a octavo grado, crea un escenario para presentar actividades de aprendizaje centradas en la ciencia y la seguridad en relación ... Read more »
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Topics in Precipitation Type Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-09-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(249 ratings) This module presents an overview of various aspects of precipitation type forecasting. It includes sections on microphysics and the ice crystal process, application of partial thickness analysis, application of the top-down method, and an overview of model algorithms used ... Read more »
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Precipitation Type: New Brunswick, 01-03 February 2003
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-09-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Winter Weather
(4 ratings) This interactive case exercise covers a 24-hour forecast period that includes the challenge of precipitation type forecasting. The case exercise provides an overview of precipitation type forecasting based on model algorithms, partial thickness analysis, and the top-down ... Read more »
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Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle
Languages: English, Português
Publish Date: 2005-11-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(1258 ratings) This module helps students gain a basic understanding of the elements of the hydrologic cycle. Making use of illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module examines the basic concepts of the hydrologic cycle including water distribution, atmospheric water, surface ... Read more »
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Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing: Ocean Wind Speed and Direction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-11-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(101 ratings) This Webcast covers the ocean surface wind retrieval process, the basics of microwave polarization as it relates to wind retrievals, and several operational examples. Information on the development of microwave sensors used to retrieve ocean surface wind speed and the ocean ... Read more »
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La prevision du type et de l'intensite de givrage en vol
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, Aviation Weather
(1 rating) This is the French version of this module. This module discusses the current theories of atmospheric conditions associated with aircraft icing and applies the theories to the icing diagnosis and forecast process. The contribution of liquid water content, temperature, and ... Read more »
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Unit Hydrograph Theory
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2005-12-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(471 ratings) The role of unit hydrograph theory in the flood prediction process is to provide an estimate of streamflow given the precipitation. A unit hydrograph shows the temporal change in flow, or discharge, per unit of runoff from excess precipitation. In other words, the unit ... Read more »
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Dynamic Feature Identification: The Satellite Palette
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2006-01-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) This series addresses the use of satellite imagery and focuses attention on the identification of dynamic features using high-resolution satellite imagery with NWP verification. The series will eventually include more than 20 feature presentations on topics such as comma ... Read more »
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Wave Life Cycle II: Propagation & Dispersion
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2006-01-12
Last Updated On: 2016-06-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(561 ratings) The goal of the lesson is to enable a marine forecaster to manually predict how the wave height and period will change as the waves leave their generation area, become swell, and then propagate and disperse into the forecaster’s offshore coastal waters. While numerical ... Read more »
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Lectures on Radar Applications in Mesoscale Meteorology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-02-07
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology
(17 ratings) This website provides access to the streaming presentations and PowerPoint source files for the 11 lectures delivered during the AMS Educational Forum “A Primer on Radar Analysis Techniques Used in Mesoscale Meteorology” held on 23 October 2005 in Albuquerque, NM. The ... Read more »
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Streamflow Routing
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-03-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(475 ratings) This module offers a thorough introduction to streamflow routing methods and applications in the river forecasting process. Through the use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains key routing concepts, flow characteristics, and tools with a ... Read more »
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Radar Signatures for Severe Convective Weather
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2017-05-23
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Radar Meteorology
(329 ratings) This resource is intended for use as a job aid by operational weather forecasters in live warning situations and as a reference tool to better understand some aspects of severe thunderstorm warning events. Thumbnail images show typical representatives for sixteen radar ... Read more »
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Conceptual Models of Tropical Waves
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-04-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(176 ratings) Tropical waves are prolific rainfall producers that sometimes form tropical cyclones. Conceptual models of tropical waves are used to help learners understand the dynamical characteristics and evolution of tropical waves. Users will learn about the vertical and horizontal ... Read more »
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Landfalling Fronts and Cyclones
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-05-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(133 ratings) Landfalling cyclones and their attendant fronts significantly impact the structure of mesoscale wind and precipitation fields along the west coast of North America. This module focuses on the complex interaction of the wind field with topography and the resulting effects on ... Read more »
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Runoff Processes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-06-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(1290 ratings) The Runoff Processes module offers a thorough introduction to the runoff processes critical for flood and water supply prediction. Through the use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains key terminology and concepts including paths to ... Read more »
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Barrier Jet Forecasting: Eastern Foothills and High Plains of Colorado, 17-20 March 2003
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-07-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, QPF/QPE (Precip), Mountain Meteorology
(65 ratings) This case exercise looks at a barrier jet event over central and eastern Colorado that took on historic significance in terms of snow amounts and variability in snow distribution. The module emphasizes the mechanisms for producing both very large accumulations and extreme ... Read more »
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Enfoques para el pronóstico de nieblas y estratos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-07-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(55 ratings) En este módulo se comparan las características de los episodios de niebla de radiación y de advección con el fin de determinar cuál de dichos procesos domina y aplicar esos conocimientos a la preparación de pronósticos de techos de nubes y visibilidad. También se ... Read more »
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Consideraciones de meteorología sinóptica: pronósticos de nieblas y estratos bajos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-07-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(53 ratings) Para evaluar si es posible que se produzca un episodio de niebla o estratos, debemos evaluar los factores de escala sinóptica que determinan las condiciones locales. Este módulo examina varias situaciones sinópticas comunes con el fin de comprender los procesos ... Read more »
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Impactos en el cliente: Pronósticos de niebla y nubes estratos bajas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-07-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(73 ratings) En este módulo se tratan los asuntos relacionados con los impactos directos e indirectos de los límites de techo de nubes y visibilidad en las operaciones aéreas, y se examinan brevemente los impactos en las operaciones de transporte terrestre y marino. El objetivo es ... Read more »
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Redacción de pronósticos TAF eficaces
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-07-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(65 ratings) Esta lección presenta un panorama general de algunas de las normas más pertinentes en cuanto al uso de las enmiendas al TAF y los grupos condicionales, tal como se describe en la versión más reciente de la instrucción 10-813 acerca de las directivas para los TAF del ... Read more »
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Shallow Water Waves
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Last Updated On: 2017-09-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(402 ratings) This is the fourth lesson in our series on open water waves. As deep-water waves approach the coastline, they encounter shallower water and begin to interact with the sea floor while evolving into shallow water waves. This lesson uses an interactive wave calculator to look ... Read more »
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Comprensión del ciclo hidrológico
Languages: English, Português, Español
Publish Date: 2006-08-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(1 rating) Esta lección, que representa la primera entrega del Curso Básico de Hidrología, le ayudará a desarrollar un nivel básico de comprensión de los elementos del ciclo hidrológico. La lección emplea ilustraciones, animaciones y materiales interactivos para examinar los ... Read more »
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Rip Currents: Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-08-11
Last Updated On: 2012-03-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Coastal Weather
(155 ratings) This is the third and final part in a training series on rip currents. The topic of forecasting daily rip current risk can be explored by operational forecasters, many of whom do not have a physical oceanography background. The hazards of rip currents and a review of the ... Read more »
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Watersheds: Connecting Weather to the Environment
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-08-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Other, Hydrology/Flooding, Environment and Society
(646 ratings) This short course provides broadcast meteorologists with knowledge and instructional materials to help them understand watersheds as our environmental home and to help their viewers understand the relationship between the weather and the health and protection of the ... Read more »
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An Introduction to the EUMETSAT Polar System
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2006-09-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(15 ratings) This Webcast provides an overview of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), Europe's first dedicated operational polar-orbiting weather satellite program. EPS contributes to the Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS) under a cooperation agreement between EUMETSAT and NOAA to provide ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ocean Tides
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-09-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(1167 ratings) Ocean tides profoundly impact coastal maritime operations. This module provides an introduction to the origin, characteristics, and prediction of tides. After introducing common terminology, the module examines the mechanisms that cause and modify tides, including both ... Read more »
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Basic Terminal Forecast Strategies
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-09-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(138 ratings) "Basic Terminal Forecast Strategies" is the first component of the Distance Learning Course 2, Producing Customer-Focused TAFs. Basic Terminal Forecast Strategies is comprised of two lessons that provide 1) an introduction to understanding aviation customers and their needs ... Read more »
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Skew-T Mastery
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-10-04
Last Updated On: 2020-04-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other
(1235 ratings) Meteorologists typically examine atmospheric soundings in the course of preparing a weather forecast. The skew-T / log-P diagram provides the preferred method for analyzing these soundings. This module comprehensively examines the use of the skew-T diagram. It explores ... Read more »
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Flood Frequency Analysis
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-10-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(773 ratings) The Flood Frequency Analysis module offers an introduction to the use of flood frequency analysis for flood prediction and planning. Through use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains the basic concepts, underlying issues, and methods for ... Read more »
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Explicación de la predicción por conjuntos
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2006-10-13
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(6 ratings) Esta lección, la más reciente de nuestra serie sobre la predicción numérica del tiempo (PNT), abarca la teoría y el uso de los sistemas de predicción por conjuntos (SPC). El objetivo de esta lección es ayudarle a desarrollar su comprensión de los conceptos ... Read more »
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Supporting Military Emergency Response During Hazardous Releases
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-10-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Emergency Management
(51 ratings) This module is primarily intended for AFWA and other military forecasters. It explains the basics of how hazardous materials are dispersed in the atmosphere and how emergency responders and others model the transport and impact of the materials. The goal is to acquaint ... Read more »
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Using the WRF Mesoscale Model
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(15 ratings) This module provides insights on how to best use WRF mesoscale model guidance in the forecast process. Using two cases in southwest Asia where AFWA WRF is currently in use, it examines improvements offered by the WRF for forecasting fronts, topographic impacts, ... Read more »
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Flash Flood Processes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2006-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(834 ratings) According to NOAA’s National Weather Service, a flash flood is a life-threatening flood that begins within 6 hours--and often within 3 hours--of a causative event. That causative event can be intense rainfall, the failure of a dam, levee, or other structure that is ... Read more »
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River Ice Processes
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-11-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(177 ratings) The “River Ice Processes” module provides information on flooding associated with river ice jams. In this webcast, Dr. Kate White, nationally-recognized expert on river ice, explores basic river ice processes including the formation, growth, breakup, and transport of ... Read more »
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Winds in the Marine Boundary Layer: A Forecaster's Guide, 2018 Update
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Last Updated On: 2018-11-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(153 ratings) This module is intended for experienced forecasters shifting from duties over a land-based area to a coastal or Great Lakes region where both over-land and over-water forecast areas exist. This module highlights the differences between marine boundary layer and terrestrial ... Read more »
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Satellite Meteorology: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2006-12-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(33 ratings) This module, adapted for the Web from the CD-ROM released in 1998, reviews GOES sounder characteristics, data products, and applications concurrent with the GOES I(8)-P satellites. Topics covered include the electromagnetic spectrum and sounder channel selection, weighting ... Read more »
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Détermination de caractéristiques dynamiques à l'aidede l'imagerie satellitaire
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2006-01-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) Cette série est à propos de l´utilisation des images satellitaires et met l´accent sur l´identification des caractéristiques dynamiques en utilisant les images satellitaires de haute résolution avec la vérification de la prévision numérique du temps (PNT). Cette ... Read more »
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Diez conceptos equivocados comunes sobre PNT
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2006-12-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(1 rating) Esta lección presenta diez de los conceptos equivocados más comunes o importantes sobre los modelos de PNT. Los diez conceptos equivocados abarcan asuntos relacionados con la asimilación de datos, la resolución del modelo, las parametrizaciones físicas y el ... Read more »
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An Introduction to Ensemble Streamflow Prediction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-01-30
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(313 ratings) The “Introduction to Ensemble Streamflow Prediction” module provides basic information on probabilistic streamflow forecasting. In this webcast, Dr. Richard Koehler, the National Hydrologic Sciences Training Coordinator for NOAA's NWS, presents information about the ... Read more »
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Snowmelt Processes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-02-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, Winter Weather
(149 ratings) This module helps the student develop an understanding of the contribution of snowmelt in the hydrologic forecasting process. The module first explains the influences of wind, sun, terrain, and vegetation on snow water distribution and then discusses the evolution of ... Read more »
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Une Introduction au Système Polaire EUMETSAT (EPS)
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2007-03-15
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(4 ratings) Ce Webcast est destiné à donner un aperçu du Système polaire EUMETSAT (EPS), le premier programme opérationnel européen en orbite polaire spécifiquement conçu pour la météorologie. EPS représente la contribution d'EUMETSAT au Système polaire initial conjoint ... Read more »
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Deformation Zone Analysis
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2007-03-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(157 ratings) The quick analysis of deformation zones provides an overview of system-relative atmospheric circulations. Since deformation is a primary factor in frontogenesis and frontolysis, understanding of these system-relative circulations is crucial to the diagnosis of atmospheric ... Read more »
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Vorticity Minima and Anticomma Patterns
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2006-05-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(145 ratings) Vorticity minima signatures are common features of the atmosphere. They indicate areas of descending circulation and atmospheric forcing and can be used to diagnose dynamic features such as the axis of maximum winds and deformation zones. This module provides insight on the ... Read more »
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Vorticity Maxima and Comma Patterns
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2006-05-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(242 ratings) Vorticity maxima signatures are very common and indicate areas of ascending circulation and atmospheric forcing. The correct placement of vorticity maxima is vital to the placement of related dynamic features such as the axis of maximum winds and deformation zones. This ... Read more »
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Minimums de tourbillon et configurations en virgule miroir
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2006-05-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(1 rating) Les signatures des minimums de tourbillon sont tout aussi courantes et importantes que celles des maximums de tourbillon. Il est tout aussi important de diagnostiquer où il y a un forçage atmosphérique de descente que d’identifier les zones de forçage atmosphérique ... Read more »
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Maximums de tourbillon et configurations en virgule
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2006-05-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(7 ratings) Les signatures des maximums de tourbillon sont très courantes et indiquent des zones de circulation ascendante et de forçage atmosphérique. La localisation exacte des maximums de tourbillon est cruciale pour la localisation des caractéristiques dynamiques connexes comme ... Read more »
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PBL in Complex Terrain - Part 1
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-03-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(340 ratings) This is part 1 of a 2-part Webcast based on a presentation by Dr. David Whiteman on August 11, 2004 in Boulder, CO. Dr. Whiteman presents conceptual and practical information regarding winds in the planetary boundary layer in complex terrain. Part 1 topics include diurnal ... Read more »
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PBL in Complex Terrain - Part 2
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-04-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(251 ratings) This is part 2 of a 2-part Webcast based on a presentation by Dr. David Whiteman on August 11, 2004 in Boulder, CO. Dr. Whiteman presents conceptual and practical information regarding winds in the planetary boundary layer in complex terrain. Part 2 topics include valley ... Read more »
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Microwave Remote Sensing Resources
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-04-20
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(33 ratings) This module provides background information on microwave remote sensing with polar-orbiting satellites. It reviews coverage, orbits, and data latency issues of current operational and selected research satellites and notes improvements expected in the NPP and NPOESS era. ... Read more »
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Meteorología satelital: introducción al uso de la sonda atmosférica del GOES
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-05-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) Este módulo, que ha sido adaptado para web a partir de un CD-ROM publicado en 1998, describe las características, los productos de datos y las aplicaciones de la sonda atmosférica de los satélites GOES I(8) a P. El módulo abarca temas tales como una descripción del ... Read more »
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Funcionamiento de los modelos de mesoescala
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-05-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(150 ratings) El objetivo de este módulo de capacitación es ayudarle a aumentar su grado de comprensión del funcionamiento de los modelos de mesoescala. A su vez, dicha comprensión puede ayudarle a evaluar de forma más eficiente y precisa los productos de pronóstico generados por ... Read more »
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Dix idées fausses en PNÉT
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2007-06-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(2 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to ten of the most commonly encountered or significant misconceptions about NWP models. This list of ten misconceptions includes issues surrounding data assimilation, model resolution, physical parameterizations, and post-processing of ... Read more »
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River Forecasting Case Study
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-06-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(210 ratings) This module takes the learner through the considerations for the river forecasting decisions associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ivan on 17-19 September, 2004 for the Susquehanna River system in Pennsylvania and New York. The module assists the learner with applying ... Read more »
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Flash Flood Case Studies
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-06-26
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(356 ratings) This module takes the learner through seven case studies of flash flood events that occurred in the conterminous U.S. between 2003 and 2006. The cases covered include: 30-31 August 2003: Chase & Lyon Counties, KS 16-17 September 2004: Macon County, NC 31 July 2006: ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ocean Models
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-08-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(884 ratings) Oceans cover over 70% of the surface of the earth, yet many details of their workings are not fully understood. To better understand and forecast the state of the ocean, we rely on numerical ocean models. Ocean models combine observations and physics to predict the ocean ... Read more »
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Antarctica: Challenging Forecasts for a Challenging Environment
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-08-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Other
(622 ratings) Antarctica: Challenging Forecasts for a Challenging Environment features two educational pieces. The first is the overview giving the general audience a broad look at Antarctica including some history, interesting facts, real-life experiences, climate, and the challenges ... Read more »
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Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA): What is the NCEP RTMA and how can it be used?
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-08-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(5 ratings) The NCEP Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA), provides current conditions in digital form on the NWS National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) 5-km grid. This product was upgraded in early July 2007 to the point where its use by forecast offices is now encouraged for ... Read more »
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Procesos de hielo fluvial
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-08-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(22 ratings) Este módulo brinda información sobre las inundaciones asociadas con la obstrucción de los ríos debido a la acumulación de hielo fluvial. Esta adaptación de un webcast presentado por la Dra. Kate White, experta en la materia, explora los procesos básicos del hielo ... Read more »
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Caso de estudio de pronóstico fluvial
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-08-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(17 ratings) Esta lección le guiará a través de las consideraciones necesarias al seguir el proceso de decisión en relación con los pronósticos fluviales para el sistema fluvial del río Susquehanna en Pennsylvania y Nueva York (EE UU.) asociados con los vestigios del huracán ... Read more »
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Fire Weather Grid Techniques: Relative Humidity and Dewpoint Temperature
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-09-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(143 ratings) Fire Weather Grid Techniques: Relative Humidity and Dewpoint describes techniques and best practices for creating scientifically consistent grids of fire weather parameters. A case study is used to apply Smart Tools to model guidance to edit relative humidity and dew point ... Read more »
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Forzamiento térmico de la circulación I: brisas marinas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-09-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(120 ratings) Este módulo describe los fenómenos de brisa marina. Se examinan los factores que provocan la formación de la brisa marina, los efectos que modifican el desarrollo de la brisa marina, cómo los modelos de PNT de mesoescala manejan las brisas marinas, y los parámetros de ... Read more »
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Pronósticos de niebla de radiación
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-09-20
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(68 ratings) Éste es el segundo módulo de la serie Manual de meteorología de mesoescala (Mesoscale Meteorology Primer). Este módulo comienza con un escenario de pronóstico que ocurre durante un evento de niebla de radiación invernal en el Valle Central de California. A ... Read more »
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Forzamiento térmico de la circulación II: brisas de valle y de montaña
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-09-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(142 ratings) En este módulo preparatorio de la serie Manual de meteorología de mesoescala (Mesoscale Meteorology Primer) se tratan temas tales como brisas anabáticas y catabáticas, vientos de valle ascendentes y descendentes, los peligros asociados y las técnicas de ... Read more »
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Precipitación de mesoescala en bandas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-09-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather
(2 ratings) A menudo, la precipitación cae y se acumula en bandas discretas, con cantidades que varían considerablemente sobre distancias cortas. Este módulo examina varios mecanismos que producen precipitación en bandas de mesoescala, centrándose principalmente en los procesos ... Read more »
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Basic Hydrologic Sciences Course Orientation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-10-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(13 ratings) This brief presentation provides an overview of the COMET Basic Hydrologic Sciences course including: goal and target audiences, structure of the course and adapting it to your needs, and a brief description of course ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ocean Currents
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-10-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(1585 ratings) This module discusses the origin of ocean currents in both the open ocean and in coastal areas. The module focuses on the driving mechanisms for currents, along with influences that modify existing currents. Driving mechanisms include wind, horizontal density differences, ... Read more »
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Casos de estudio de inundaciones repentinas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-10-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(22 ratings) Esta lección le guiará a través de siete casos de estudio de eventos de inundación repentina que ocurrieron en la región continental de los EE.UU. entre 2003 y 2006: 30-31 de agosto de 2003: Condados de Chase y Lyon, Kansas 16-17 de septiembre de 2004: Condado de ... Read more »
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Frontogenetical Circulations and Stability
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-10-24
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology
(43 ratings) “Frontogenetical Circulations and Stability” is a Webcast by Dr. James T. Moore that focuses on an overview of different stability types, including convective, potential, inertial, conditional and symmetric, the concept of frontogenesis and associated circulations. The ... Read more »
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Deformation Zone Diagnosis
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2007-11-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(41 ratings) Following an analysis of the main features of a deformation zone, the diagnosis of temporal and spatial changes in these features can be used to deduce underlying meteorological processes and their progression. In turn, this knowledge can then be used in the forecast ... Read more »
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Modelos conceptuales de ondas tropicales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-11-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(120 ratings) Las ondas tropicales son fenómenos capaces de producir enormes cantidades de lluvia, y a veces pueden formar ciclones tropicales. Utilizamos los modelos conceptuales de ondas tropicales para ayudar al usuario a comprender las características dinámicas y la evolución de ... Read more »
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Wave Ensembles in the Marine Forecast Process
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2007-12-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(21 ratings) The NCEP Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch (MMAB) Ensemble Global Ocean Wave Forecast System (EGOWaFS) provides five-day forecasts of global winds, wind wave and swell conditions in probabilistic terms. This product became available early in 2007 both through an NCEP ... Read more »
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Introducción a las mareas oceánicas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2007-12-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(290 ratings) Las mareas oceánicas afectan profundamente las operaciones marítimas costeras. Este módulo presenta el origen, las características y la predicción de las mareas. Después de presentar la terminología común, el módulo examina los mecanismos que causan y modifican las ... Read more »
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La prévision d'ensemble expliquée
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2007-12-07
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(3 ratings) This module, the latest in our series on Numerical Weather Prediction, covers the theory and use of ensemble prediction systems (EPSs). The module will help forecasters develop an understanding of the basis for EPSs, the skills to interpret ensemble products, and strategies ... Read more »
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Snowpack and Its Assessment
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-12-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology, Winter Weather
(126 ratings) This module explores the science of snowpack and snowpack assessment. It begins by describing the factors involved in snowpack development and then focuses on snowpack evolution. Using two scenarios (one set in mountainous terrain, the other in a relatively flat area), the ... Read more »
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Techniques in Hydrologic Forecast Verification
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-12-14
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip)
(29 ratings) This module demonstrates techniques for developing a hydrologic forecast verification effort. Although it can be taken as stand-alone training, the module on Introduction to Verification of Hydrologic Forecasts is intended a useful prerequisite. Through the use of rich ... Read more »
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Introducción a las corrientes oceánicas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-01-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(91 ratings) Este módulo describe el origen de las corrientes oceánicas, tanto en alta mar como en las zonas costeras. El módulo se centra en los mecanismos que impulsan las corrientes y los factores que modifican las corrientes existentes. Entre los mecanismos impulsores se ... Read more »
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Introducción a los modelos oceánicos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-01-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(64 ratings) Pese a que los océanos cubren más del 70 % de la superficie terrestre, hay muchos detalles de su funcionamiento que aún no comprendemos cabalmente. Para entender y pronosticar mejor el estado de los océanos dependemos de los modelos numéricos oceánicos, los cuales ... Read more »
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Fire Model Matrix
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-02-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(4 ratings) The Fire Model Matrix is an on-line resource that presents four fire community models in a matrix that facilitates the exploration of the characteristics of each model. As part of the Advanced Fire Weather Forecasters Course, this matrix is meant to sensitize forecasters to ... Read more »
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Weather and the Built Environment
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-02-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other, Environment and Society
(440 ratings) This short course provides broadcast meteorologists, educators, and the public with an overview of the evolution of our modern urban environment with a focus on impacts on the urban watershed, air quality, and climate. This course complements the course Watersheds: ... Read more »
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History of the Incident Meteorologist Program
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-02-29
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(200 ratings) The “History of the Incident Meteorologist Program” describes the evolution of fire weather support by National Weather Service meteorologists, including the more recent expansion to other hazardous incidents and significant national events. This webcast also reviews ... Read more »
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Productos de satélites polares para pronósticos operativos: análisis de ciclones tropicales por microondas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-03-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(8 ratings) Este módulo presenta el uso de los productos de imágenes de microondas para observar y analizar los ciclones tropicales. Hoy en día, los datos de microondas de los satélites en órbita polar son esenciales, especialmente al generar pronóstico marítimos, para los ... Read more »
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Fire Behavior
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-03-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Fire Weather
(309 ratings) This module provides a comprehensive overview of the three main dimensions of the fire environment triangle: fuels, topography, and weather. Five interactive case studies illustrate the interdependent influences these three dimensions have on fire behavior. A wide range of ... Read more »
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Dams and Dam Failure - Module 1: Terminology and Open Channel Hydraulics
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-03-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Hydrology/Flooding
(282 ratings) This is the first module of a two-part series offering an introduction to the science explaining catastrophic dam failure and flood-wave prediction methods associated with these events. Through use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains ... Read more »
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Deformation Zone Distribution
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-03-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(38 ratings) The distribution of vorticity centres along an axis of maximum winds follows a fairly predictable pattern based on the characteristics of the flow. By diagnosing these characteristics, the meteorologist is able to quickly deduce the location and relative intensities of the ... Read more »
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Stability, Smoke Management, and Fire Weather Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-03-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(171 ratings) The “Stability, Smoke Management, and Fire Weather Forecasting” module examines the effects of atmospheric stability on fire behavior and the transport of smoke, as well as fire and smoke management operations. Topics covered include the impacts of the formation, ... Read more »
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Fire Weather Climatology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-04-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(189 ratings) The “Fire Weather Climatology” module provides a comprehensive look at fire regions across the United States and characteristics of typical fire seasons in each region. In addition, critical fire weather patterns are described in terms of their development, duration ... Read more »
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Assessing Fire Danger
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-03-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(484 ratings) The “Assessing Fire Danger” distance learning module explores techniques for recognizing weather and fuel conditions contributing to fire danger. The module includes a matrix of data sources offering useful weather, fuels, and other information related to fire ignition, ... Read more »
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Mesoscale Meteorology Effects on Fire Behavior
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-04-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(239 ratings) The “Mesoscale Meteorology Effects on Fire Behavior” module reviews the development of thermally forced winds in complex terrain and explores how these winds combine with the effects of terrain to influence fire spread. Three-dimensional conceptual animations illustrate ... Read more »
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Interacción entre flujo y topografía
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-04-24
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(125 ratings) En este módulo preparatorio de la serie Manual de meteorología de mesoescala (Mesoscale Meteorology Primer) se tratan temas tales como una descripción general de los factores que controlan si el aire subirá para cruzar una montaña o si será forzado alrededor de ella, ... Read more »
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Estrategias básicas para pronósticos de aeródromo
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-05-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(92 ratings) Este módulo es el primer componente del 2º Curso de Educación a Distancia (Distance Learning Course), sobre la generación de pronósticos TAF centrados en el cliente. El módulo comprende dos lecciones que brindan 1) una introducción para comprender los clientes de ... Read more »
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Estudo do Ciclo Hidrológico
Languages: English, Português
Publish Date: 2008-05-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(24 ratings) O objetivo deste módulo é ajudá-lo a compreender os elementos do ciclo hidrológico para o uso mais eficaz das fontes de dados e ferramentas de previsão. Com o uso de ilustração, animação e interação, este módulo examina os conceitos básicos do ciclo ... Read more »
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Pronóstico de tipo e intensidad de engelamiento en aviación
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2008-06-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Winter Weather, Aviation Weather
(62 ratings) Este módulo bilingüe español-inglés presenta las teorías actuales sobre las condiciones atmosféricas asociadas con el engelamiento de aeronaves y aplica dichas teorías al proceso de diagnóstico y pronóstico de engelamiento. También examina el papel de factores ... Read more »
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Advanced Fire Weather Forecasters Course Orientation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-06-12
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(37 ratings) The “Advanced Fire Weather Forecasters Course Orientation” module introduces the organization of the course, the topics presented, and the intended audience, as well as the motivation for converting this course to online training. This web module is part of the ... Read more »
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Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2008-06-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(59 ratings) This module presents an overview of how satellite data are turned into the satellite products used by operational forecasters and the research and educational communities, etc. The module begins by describing the process of creating simple image products that use relatively ... Read more »
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Introduction to Verification of Hydrologic Forecasts
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-06-30
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(123 ratings) This module offers a comprehensive description of a set of common verification measures for hydrologic forecasts, both deterministic and probabilistic. Through use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains how these verification measures can ... Read more »
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Principios de convección I: empuje hidrostático y CAPE
Languages: English, Pусский, Español, Français, Ελληνικά
Publish Date: 2016-02-24
Last Updated On: 2016-04-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(309 ratings) Este módulo brinda una breve descripción general de los conceptos de empuje o ascenso hidrostático y de la energía potencial convectiva disponible, conocida como CAPE por sus siglas en inglés. Se tratan temas tales como el origen de la flotabilidad en la atmósfera, ... Read more »
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Vientos canalizados
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2008-07-08
Last Updated On: 2016-10-11
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(56 ratings) Esta lección ofrece una presentación básica del mecanismo que produce los vientos canalizados o de desfiladero, sus estructuras típicas y cómo las condiciones a una escala mayor o sinóptica controlan su intensidad y amplitud. Aprenderá sobre varios flujos canalizados ... Read more »
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Weather and Road Management
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-07-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Other
(143 ratings) Anticipating and dealing with weather and the hazards it creates is a real challenge for those in departments of transportation. This module gives road and highway managers a basic understanding of meteorology and weather hazards so that they can better interpret weather ... Read more »
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Ondas de montaña y vientos de ladera descendentes
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2008-07-24
Last Updated On: 2016-07-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(65 ratings) A menudo, las ondas orográficas o de montaña que se forman arriba y a sotavento de las barreras topográficas representan un peligro importante para el vuelo de montaña debido a la existencia de turbulencias entre fuertes y extremas. Esta lección preparatoria describe ... Read more »
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Analyzing Ocean Swell
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-08-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(212 ratings) This module describes the main elements to consider when analyzing wave model and buoy data. The module focuses on data products available from NOAA including spectral plots, maps, and text bulletins. East and West Coast wave-masking exercises conclude the module. The ... Read more »
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Dams and Dam Failure - Module 2: St. Venant Equations, Modeling, and Case Study
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-08-25
Last Updated On: 2016-03-15
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Hydrology/Flooding
(97 ratings) This second module in the two-part series expands on the science explaining catastrophic dam failure and flood-wave prediction methods associated with these events. Through the use of rich illustrations and interactions, this module introduces the St. Venant equations for ... Read more »
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Dominio del diagrama oblicuo T - log p
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-01-16
Last Updated On: 2014-04-11
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 8.00 - 9.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other
(211 ratings) Es normal examinar los sondeos atmosféricos durante el proceso de preparación de un pronóstico del tiempo. Si bien este análisis se puede realizar con varios diagramas termodinámicos, el diagrama oblicuo T - log p —que también se conoce como diagrama de Herlofson y ... Read more »
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Creación de productos meteorológicos a partir de datos satelitales
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2008-08-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(27 ratings) Esta lección presenta un panorama general del proceso mediante el cual los datos satelitales se transforman en los productos satelitales utilizados por los centros de pronóstico operativo y las comunidades de investigación, enseñanza, etc. La lección comienza con una ... Read more »
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North Wall Effects on Winds and Waves
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-09-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 3.50 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(90 ratings) North Wall events refer to high wind and wave events that occur along the north edge of warm, fast, western boundary currents. These events occur along the Gulf Stream off the mid-Atlantic states of the U.S. and along the Kuroshio Current near Japan and Taiwan. This module ... Read more »
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Writing TAFs for Winds and LLWS
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-09-18
Last Updated On: 2014-12-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(158 ratings) "Writing TAFs for Winds and Low-level Wind Shear" is the third unit in the Distance Learning Aviation Course 2 (DLAC2) series on producing TAFs that meet the needs of the aviation community. In addition to providing information about tools for diagnosing wind and wind ... Read more »
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Introduction to Climatology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-09-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society
(1838 ratings) This module provides an overview of climatology, the study of climate. The module begins by examining the drivers that combine to create the climate regions of the world—from those at the mesoscale (local) level to those at the synoptic-scale (continental) and ... Read more »
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Introduction to Statistics for Climatology
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-10-09
Last Updated On: 2019-07-29
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Climate
(486 ratings) The effective use of climate data and products requires an understanding of what the statistical parameters mean and which parameters best summarize the data for particular climate variables. This lesson addresses both concerns, taking a two-pronged approach: 1) focusing on ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 4: Basic Weather Processes
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-10-27
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(8749 ratings) The “S-290 Unit 4: Basic Weather Processes” distance learning module summarizes atmospheric structure and composition, the Sun-Earth radiation budget, weather elements used to describe the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, and temperature lags observed both daily and ... Read more »
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Operational Use of Wave Watch III
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-11-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(190 ratings) In this webcast, Dr. Hendrik Tolman (NOAA Marine Analysis Branch) discusses the operational use of NOAA WAVEWATCH III. The NOAA WAVEWATCH III is a forecast system that predicts wind-generated ocean waves. Dr. Tolman discusses what WAVEWATCH III can and cannot predict along ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 5: Temperature and Relative Humidity Relationships
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2008-11-21
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(8088 ratings) “S-290 Unit 5: Temperature and Relative Humidity Relationships” module focuses on methods of describing humidity in the atmosphere and how temperature changes can affect relative humidity. Topics from this module will be further related to effects on potential fire ... Read more »
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Weather and Health
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-11-25
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Other
(265 ratings) This course will help meteorologists and others broaden their understanding of the impacts of weather and climate on public health, including the impacts of heat waves and cold temperatures, winter storms and thunderstorms, flooding, drought, poor air quality, tornadoes, ... Read more »
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GOES-R: Benefits of Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2008-12-19
Last Updated On: 2016-05-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Satellite Meteorology
(402 ratings) This module is an introduction to NOAA's next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) series, focusing on the value and anticipated benefits derived from an enhanced suite of instruments for improved monitoring of meteorological, ... Read more »
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Topics in Tropical Meteorology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2008-12-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(128 ratings) This module brings together six short lessons about significant atmospheric and oceanic influences on tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic Ocean. Topics treated include the African Easterly Jet, the Loop Current, the Meridional Overturning Circulation, ocean heat ... Read more »
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L'élaboration de produits météorologiques à partir de données satellitaires
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-01-26
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(1 rating) Ce document présente une vue générale de la façon dont les produits sont extraits à partir des données satellites. Il décrit le processus de création des produits image qui utilise des différence de canaux, des compositions RVB ainsi que d’autres techniques pour ... Read more »
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Using Climatological Products in Common Operations
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-01-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Climate
(91 ratings) This module answers the question, "How can climate data and products from the U.S. Air Force’s climate division (the 14th Weather Squadron) assist Department of Defense (DoD) forecasters in preparing for assignments to new locations and handling requests for specific ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 8: Keeping Current with the Weather
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-01-30
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(6935 ratings) The "S-290 Unit 8: Keeping Current with the Weather" distance learning module describes fire weather information and products available from Predictive Services and the National Weather Service. Summaries of the products, including significant fire potential, monthly and ... Read more »
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Understanding Drought
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-02-11
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society
(514 ratings) Understanding Drought--This webcast provides an introduction to drought. It presents the measures and scales of drought and how drought is monitored. It also covers how drought is predicted, the impacts of drought, and provides information about drought-related resources. ... Read more »
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BoM Aviation Fog Case Exercise
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-02-26
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(82 ratings) This case exercise focuses on a potential fog event in Melbourne, Australia, on 6-7 April 2008. The key aim of this module is to step through the forecast process during a potential fog event from the perspective of an aviation forecaster with the Australian Bureau of ... Read more »
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Efectos locales sobre niebla y nubes estratos bajas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-02-26
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(65 ratings) Ciertos aspectos locales y de mesoescala pueden determinar si un pronóstico de niebla y estratos va a ser acertado o no. El efecto de elementos locales como cuerpos de agua, topografía, vegetación, características del suelo y características del litoral sobre la ... Read more »
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Casos de estudio de tormentas severas australianas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-02-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather
(1 rating) Este módulo centrado en el hemisferio sur permite trabajar en detalle con un importante evento de tormenta severa ocurrido en Australia, y también examinar los aspectos de dos otras tormentas severas. Siga una línea temporal de pronóstico para evaluar los datos y tomar ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 9: Observing the Weather
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-04-22
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(6890 ratings) This webcast covers procedures for taking accurate weather observations using belt weather kits and descriptions of other common weather observing equipment used in fire weather. In addition, maintenance of the primary components of the belt weather kit are ... Read more »
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Niebla por forzamiento dinámico
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-05-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Coastal Weather, Fog and Low Stratus, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Mesoscale Meteorology
(49 ratings) La niebla se levanta con frecuencia en respuesta a cambios forzados dinámicamente en la capa límite planetaria. Este módulo examina la niebla provocada por forzamiento dinámico en los entornos costero y marino, con énfasis en la niebla de advección, la niebla de vapor ... Read more »
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Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-05-11
Last Updated On: 2012-12-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Emergency Management, Environment and Society
(1641 ratings) This module discusses climate change, particularly as it is currently being affected by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases emitted by human activities. It also covers signs of climate change, how scientists study climate, the current thinking on future changes, ... Read more »
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Nearshore Wave Modeling
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2009-05-19
Last Updated On: 2017-04-03
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(104 ratings) Ocean waves near shore impact public safety, commerce, navigation, and, of course recreation. Predicting these waves has driven efforts to model them for more than two decades. This module introduces forecasters to different nearshore wave models, including phase-resolving ... Read more »
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Mesoscale Ocean Circulation Models
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-05-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(209 ratings) This module examines mesoscale ocean circulation models and features and processes that they predict. These models simulate temperature, salinity, currents, and elevation in 3 dimensions through a period of time. They have sufficient resolution to simulate features like ... Read more »
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Niebla de radiación
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-05-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(84 ratings) Esta lección presenta los procesos físicos y el ciclo de vida de la niebla de radiación, incluidos el preacondicionamiento del ambiente y la formación, el crecimiento y la disipación de la niebla. Se describen varios procesos, como la radiación (solar y de onda ... Read more »
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Precipitation Estimates, Part 1: Measurement
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-06-03
Last Updated On: 2016-08-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip), Radar Meteorology
(755 ratings) This is part one of a two-module series on estimation of observed precipitation. Through use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module provides an overview of the science of precipitation estimation using various measuring platforms. First, we define ... Read more »
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Taller regional de entrenamiento satelital de la OMM
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 9.00 - 10.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(5 ratings) El "Curso Regional de Entrenamiento en Técnicas Satelitales Aplicadas a la Meteorología y Temas Afines, para las Regiones III y IV" que se celebró en Córdoba, Argentina entre el 22 de septiembre y el 3 de octubre de 2008 fue patrocinado por la OMM y el NWS de NOAA, y ... Read more »
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WMO Regional Satellite Workshop
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 9.00 - 10.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(5 ratings) The "Regional Training Course on the Use of Environmental Satellite Data in Meteorological Applications for RAIII and IV," which took place in Córdoba, Argentina between September 22 and October 3, 2008, was sponsored by WMO and NOAA NWS, and organized with the assistance ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Ring of Fire
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(20 ratings) Satellite Feature Identification: Ring of Fire introduces forecasters to the potentially damaging convection that can develop in conjunction with blocking high pressure centers and examines how to identify it from a water vapor imagery perspective. This module is part of ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 1: The Fire Environment
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-23
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(11042 ratings) S-290 Unit 1: The Fire Environment examines the components of the fire environment triangle and how each affects fire behavior. As part of this topic, heat transfer mechanisms and firebrand transport and the contribution to fire behavior are included. Basic fire terminology ... Read more »
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Niebla de costa occidental continental
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Coastal Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(56 ratings) Este módulo forma parte de la Unidad de Competencia Profesional sobre Procesos Físicos (Physical Processes Professional Competency Unit) de la Serie de Formación Profesional (Professional Development Series, PDS) sobre el pronóstico de niebla y nubes bajas para las ... Read more »
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El ciclo de vida de la oscilación de Madden-Julian
Languages: English, Español, Bahasa Indonesia
Publish Date: 2009-06-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate
(68 ratings) Este webcast es una conferencia del experto Dr. Roland Madden, quien describe un importante fenómeno moderador del clima conocido como oscilación de Madden-Julian (OMJ). Este webcast está dividido en cinco secciones que cubren la identificación y variabilidad de la ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 2: Topographic Influences on Wildland Fire Behavior
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-24
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(9272 ratings) S-290 Unit 2: Topographic Influences on Wildland Fire Behavior provides an overview of how topography affects fuels and the direction and spread of wildland fires. Information on features of topographic maps and estimating slope is also presented. This module is part of ... Read more »
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Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-25
Last Updated On: 2015-07-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(39 ratings) Altimeters onboard satellites such as Jason-2 measure sea surface height and other characteristics of the ocean surface. These characteristics are linked to underlying processes and structures, making altimetry data useful for understanding the full depth of the global ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Blocking Patterns
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2009-06-26
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(207 ratings) Satellite Feature Identification: Blocking Patterns examines how water vapor imagery can be used to help diagnose blocking patterns and their dissipation. Four major blocking patterns are covered in this module: Blocking highs, Cut-off lows, Rex blocks and Omega blocks. ... Read more »
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Analyse d´une zone de déformation
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-07-14
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(5 ratings) L’analyse rapide des zones de déformation donne un aperçu des circulations atmosphériques relativement au système. Étant donné que la déformation est une facteur important dans la frontogenèse et la frontolyse, il est crucial de comprendre les circulations ... Read more »
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Diagnostic d'une zone de déformation
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2009-07-14
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(1 rating) Following an analysis of the main features of a deformation zone, the diagnosis of temporal and spatial changes in these features can be used to deduce underlying meteorological processes and their progression. In turn, this knowledge can then be used in the forecast ... Read more »
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Distributed Hydrologic Models for Flow Forecasts - Part 1
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-07-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(290 ratings) Distributed Hydrologic Models for Flow Forecasts – Part 1 provides a basic description of distributed hydrologic models and how they work. This module is the first in a two-part series focused on the science of distributed models and their applicability in different ... Read more »
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Cambio climático: cómo encajan las piezas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-08-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Emergency Management, Environment and Society
(265 ratings) Este módulo trata el tema del cambio climático con énfasis particular en cómo en la actualidad dicho proceso se ve afectado por el aumento en la concentración de los gases invernadero emitidos por las actividades humanas. El módulo también cubre las señales del ... Read more »
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Siklus Hidup Osilasi Madden Julian (MJO)
Languages: English, Español, Bahasa Indonesia
Publish Date: 2009-08-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate
(41 ratings) Webcast ini merupakan kuliah ahli oleh Dr. Roland Madden dimana beliau menjelaskan mengenai fitur iklim-moderat penting, osilasi Madden-Julian yang lebih dikenal sebagai MJO. Webcast ini dipresentasikan dalam lima bagian dan melingkupi identifikasi dan variabilitas MJO. ... Read more »
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Introduction to the North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS)
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-08-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(25 ratings) This webcast introduces the forecaster to the new multiple-forecast-center North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS). Beginning with a brief review of the theory behind ensemble prediction, this presentation then introduces the elements of the NAEFS. These include the ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 3: Fuels
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-09-15
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(8389 ratings) S-290 Unit 3: Fuels covers the effects of fuels on fire behavior and the terminology for describing fuel characteristics, as well as fuel models used for classification. This module is part of the Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior ... Read more »
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Writing TAFS for Winter Weather
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2009-09-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Winter Weather
(72 ratings) "Writing TAFs for Winter Weather" is the fourth unit in the Distance Learning Aviation Course 2 (DLAC2) series on producing TAFs that meet the needs of the aviation community. In addition to providing information about tools for diagnosing winter weather and its related ... Read more »
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Análisis de zonas de deformación
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-10-06
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(52 ratings) El análisis rápido de las zonas de deformación ofrece un panorama general de las circulaciones atmosféricas relativas al sistema. Dado que la deformación es un factor primario en la frontogénesis y frontólisis, la comprensión de estas circulaciones atmosféricas ... Read more »
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Principios de convección III: cizalladura y tormentas convectivas
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2016-03-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(144 ratings) Este módulo explica del papel de la cizalladura del viento en la estructura y evolución de las tormentas convectivas. El módulo utiliza el concepto de vorticidad horizontal para demostrar como la cizalladura aumenta el movimiento ascendente y produce tormentas ... Read more »
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Principios de convección II: uso de la hodógrafa
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2016-03-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(186 ratings) Esta lección brinda un entendimiento básico de cómo trazar e interpretar una hodógrafa para su aplicación a un entorno convectivo. La mayor parte de este material ya se había publicado previamente en el módulo en CD titulado Anticipating Convective Storm Structure ... Read more »
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Redacción de pronósticos de aeródromo para tiempo convectivo
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-10-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather
(60 ratings) La lección Redacción de pronósticos de aeródromo para tiempo convectivo utiliza un caso de estudio como punto de partida para mostrar cómo podemos usar herramientas y técnicas especiales para redactar un pronóstico de aeródromo o TAF «prácticamente perfecto» para ... Read more »
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The Amazon Rain Forest and Climate Change
Languages: English, Português
Publish Date: 2009-12-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society
(214 ratings) This module discusses global climate change that is occurring largely because of greenhouse gases emitted by human activities, and in particular the impact that tropical deforestation plays in the climate system. It also covers signs of climate change, the current thinking ... Read more »
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Alberta Clipper Case Exercise
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-01-05
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Winter Weather, Mountain Meteorology
(72 ratings) This case study focuses on a snow and blowing snow event in the Canadian prairies and US northern high plains on 11-13 November 2003. The key aim of this module is to step through the forecast process during an Alberta Clipper event from the perspective of a forecaster with ... Read more »
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Precipitation Estimates, Part 2: Analysis
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-01-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip), Radar Meteorology
(93 ratings) This is part two of a two-module series on estimation of observed precipitation. Through the use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module provides an introduction to the science behind successful application of the products and tools available ... Read more »
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Toward an Advanced Sounder on GOES?
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-01-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Satellite Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(22 ratings) This module uses recorded interviews from several satellite meteorologists and respected satellite experts to describe how a high spectral resolution infrared sounder in geostationary orbit would lead to significant improvements in mesoscale and severe weather forecasting ... Read more »
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Introduction to Hydrography
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-02-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Geospatial
(986 ratings) This module describes hydrography pertaining to nautical charting and navigation. It covers how nautical charts are created, who creates them, the products available, and how to find and use ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 6: Atmospheric Stability
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-03-02
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(7412 ratings) S-290 Unit 6: Atmospheric Stability introduces the processes related to stable and unstable atmospheric conditions and explains their impact on fire behavior. This Unit provides detailed information about how fire behavior is affected by stable and unstable atmospheric ... Read more »
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Understanding the Role of Deterministic versus Probabilistic NWP Information
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-04-20
Last Updated On: 2016-08-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(70 ratings) Understanding the Role of Deterministic versus Probabilistic NWP Information is part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process." This lesson first covers deterministic (single) NWP model forecasts and explains advantages and limitations ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 12: Gauging Fire Behavior and Guiding Fireline Decisions
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-04-27
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(1009 ratings) S-290 Unit 12: Gauging Fire Behavior and Guiding Fireline Decisions examines how fire behavior is evaluated and changes are identified, and how these changes affect fireline decisions. Topics in this module build upon information covered in previous units and applies it to ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ocean Acoustics
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-05-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Geospatial, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(928 ratings) This module explores ocean acoustics, focusing on the propagation and detection of sound in the marine environment. Sound propagation strongly depends on refraction caused by variations in sound speed, and reflection off the seafloor and sea surface. Detection of sound ... Read more »
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Community Hurricane Preparedness, 2nd Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-05-20
Last Updated On: 2017-04-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Tropical/Hurricanes
(889 ratings) The purpose of this course is to provide emergency managers who face threats from tropical cyclones and hurricanes with basic information about: How tropical cyclones form The hazards they pose How the NWS forecasts future hurricane behavior What tools and guiding ... Read more »
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QPF Verification: Challenges and Tools
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-05-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
QPF/QPE (Precip), Hydrology/Flooding
(16 ratings) This module looks at the common challenges and tools with respect to verification of quantitative precipitation forecasts (QPF). Through the use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module provides an introduction to a variety of methods and approaches ... Read more »
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Multispectral Satellite Applications: RGB Products Explained
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-07-08
Last Updated On: 2016-05-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(172 ratings) This lesson provides an overview of meteorological and environmental RGB products, namely, how they are constructed and how to use them. The first half provides background information on the RGB development process and the rapid evolution of RGB products as newer ... Read more »
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A Forecaster's Overview of the Northwest Pacific
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-08-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Other, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Climate
(185 ratings) This module provides an introduction to the northwest Pacific for weather forecasters. It touches on major aspects of the geography, oceanography, and climatology. Geography looks at plate tectonics, topography, and human population. Oceanography examines ocean currents, ... Read more »
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Distributed Hydrologic Models for Flow Forecasts - Part 2
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-09-28
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(159 ratings) Distributed Hydrologic Models for Flow Forecasts Part 2 is the second release in a two-part series focused on the science of distributed models and their applicability to different flow forecasting situations. Presented by Dr. Dennis Johnson, the module provides a more ... Read more »
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Model Fundamentals - version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-11-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(474 ratings) Model Fundamentals, part of the Numerical Weather Prediction Professional Development Series and the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", describes the components of an NWP model and how they fit into the forecast development process. It also ... Read more »
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How Models Produce Precipitation and Clouds - version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-11-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(180 ratings) This module, part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", explores how NWP models handle both grid-scale microphysical (precipitation) and convective processes through parameterizations and/or explicit methods, with an emphasis on how ... Read more »
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Intelligent Use of Model-Derived Products - version 2
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2009-11-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(64 ratings) This module, part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", discusses three aspects of forecast guidance developed from raw NWP model data: Post-processing Statistical guidance Model assessment tools Post-processing methods, including a new ... Read more »
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Influence of Model Physics on NWP Forecasts - version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-11-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(103 ratings) This module, part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", describes model parameterizations of surface, PBL, and free atmospheric processes, such as surface snow processes, soil thermal and moisture processes, surface vegetation effects ... Read more »
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Understanding Assimilation Systems: How Models Create Their Initial Conditions - version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-11-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(122 ratings) Understanding Assimilation Systems: How Models Create Their Initial Conditions, is part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process." This module explains the data assimilation process, including the role of the model itself as well as the ... Read more »
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Impact of Model Structure and Dynamics - version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2009-11-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(121 ratings) Impact of Model Structure & Dynamics, part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", explains how a model forecast, and thus interpretation of that forecast, is affected by the basic design of the model. Topics include how ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 7: Wind Systems
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-11-24
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(6927 ratings) S-290 Unit 7: Wind Systems outlines general and local winds and their processes. Detailed information is provided about critical fire weather winds, including frontal winds, foehn winds, and thunderstorm winds and the effects of these winds on wildland fires. The module ... Read more »
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Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process: Introduction
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2009-12-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(28 ratings) This lesson, part of the "NWP Training Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process", introduces the student to the full series. Motivation for the series is presented by Mr. LeRoy Spayd, Chief of the National Weather Service Training Division; this includes a ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 10: Fuel Moisture
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-02-02
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(6869 ratings) S-290 Unit 10: Fuel Moisture provides information about live and dead fuel moisture contents and their relation to fire behavior. Influences on fuel moisture and methods for estimating dead fuel and live fuel moisture in the field are summarized, and guidance is offered for ... Read more »
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S-290 Unit 11: Extreme Wildland Fire Behavior
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-04-20
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(7083 ratings) S-290 Unit 11: Extreme Wildland Fire Behavior covers the characteristics and contributing factors of extreme fire conditions. Fire activity that is considered extreme includes crown fire, spotting, fire whirls, and wind-driven or plume-dominated fires. Description of what ... Read more »
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Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2009-12-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(97 ratings) Vorticity maxima and minima signatures are common features of the atmosphere. They indicate areas of ascending and descending circulation and atmospheric forcing and can be used to diagnose dynamic features such as the axis of maximum winds and deformation zones. This ... Read more »
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Máximos de vorticidad y estructuras en coma
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-08-17
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(43 ratings) Las estructuras típicas que permiten identificar los máximos de vorticidad son muy comunes e indican zonas de circulación ascendente y forzamiento atmosférico. La colocación correcta de los máximos de vorticidad es esencial para identificar la posición de las ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 3: Global Circulation
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(192 ratings) The chapter begins with a review of the general principles of atmospheric motion including scale analysis of tropical motions. An overview of the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean is presented including stratospheric general circulation. Special emphasis is ... Read more »
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Definición de mesoescala
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-10-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Mesoscale Meteorology
(258 ratings) Al final de este módulo podrá contestar las preguntas siguientes: ¿Qué es la mesoescala y cómo se clasifica? ¿Qué es el equilibrio hidrostático? ¿Por qué son tan importantes los procesos no hidrostáticos en la meteorología de mesoescala? ¿Por qué dependen de ... Read more »
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Effective Use of High-Resolution Models
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-06-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip)
(77 ratings) High-resolution models have transitioned from research into forecast operations, helping forecasters utilize additional mesoscale information after accounting for the inherent unpredictability of many small-scale phenomena. This module covers the major capabilities and ... Read more »
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Bias Correction of NWP Model Data
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-06-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(23 ratings) The lesson "Bias Correction of NWP Model Data" first describes what affects bias in NWP models: regime continuity, timing of features that affect sensible weather, and existence (or not) of those features in the models. After discussing examples of each of these, three bias ... Read more »
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S-290 Takeaways
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-10-26
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(15 ratings) ... Read more »
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A Floresta Amazônica e as Mudanças Climáticas
Languages: English, Português
Publish Date: 2009-12-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society
(10 ratings) Este módulo discute as mudanças climáticas que estão ocorrendo em grande parte por causa de gases de efeito estufa emitidos pelas atividades humanas e principalmente o impacto que o desmatamento tropical desempenha no sistema climático. Abrange também sinais de ... Read more »
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How NWP Fits into the Forecast Process
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-11-10
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(0 ratings) This introductory module presents the basis for the other modules in the new NWP Series: Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process. We present the four steps in the forecast process, as determined by best practices in U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast ... Read more »
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Writing TAFS for Ceilings and Visibility
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-07-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(146 ratings) "Writing TAFs for Ceilings and Visibility" is the fifth unit in the Distance Learning Aviation Course 2 (DLAC2) series on producing TAFs that meet the needs of the aviation community. In addition to providing information about tools for diagnosing low ceilings and reduced ... Read more »
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Arctic Meteorology and Oceanography
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-02-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Fog and Low Stratus, Climate
(325 ratings) Diminishing sea ice has opened the Arctic to navigation and operations like never before. Forecasters are increasingly predicting weather in support of those operations. This module is intended to provide forecasters with a brief introduction to the Arctic, including its ... Read more »
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Sea Ice and Products and Services of the National Ice Center
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-04-19
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(111 ratings) This two-hour module examines sea ice, icebergs, and the products and services of the National Ice Center and the North American Ice Service. Topics include climatology and current trends in sea ice extent and thickness; the development, classification, and drift of sea ice ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Cyclogenesis
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-08-17
Last Updated On: 2015-07-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(258 ratings) This lesson, Satellite Feature Identification: Cyclogenesis, uses water vapor satellite imagery to present a satellite perspective of basic features associated with the formation and development of extratropical cyclones. First, through an initial case study, the precursor ... Read more »
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Avalanche Weather Forecasting
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-09-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology, Winter Weather
(152 ratings) Avalanches form through the interaction of snowpack, terrain, and weather, the latter being the focus of this module. The module begins with basic information about avalanches, highlighting weather's role in their development. The rest of the module teaches weather ... Read more »
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Coastal Climate Change
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-05-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Coastal Weather, Environment and Society
(394 ratings) As climate changes, dynamic coastal regions are experiencing a wide range of impacts. Sea levels, ocean acidification, sea surface temperatures, ocean heat, and ocean circulation have all been changing in ways unseen for thousands of years. Arctic sea ice melted ... Read more »
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Analysis, Diagnosis, and Short-Range Forecast Tools
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-09-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(88 ratings) This lesson is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the importance of analysis and diagnosis in evaluating NWP in the forecast process. In section two, we discuss a methodology for dealing with discrepancies between both the official forecast and NWP ... Read more »
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Preparing to Evaluate NWP Models
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2011-02-01
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(28 ratings) This lesson prepares the forecaster to evaluate NWP analyses and forecasts using physically based conceptual models of the atmosphere, and the "Vertical Phenomenon Analysis Funnel". This funnel divides the atmosphere into three sections: lower stratosphere and tropopause, ... Read more »
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Determining Plausible Forecast Outcomes
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-08-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(53 ratings) The content of this lesson will assist the forecaster with the third step of the forecast process, namely, determining plausible forecast outcomes forward in time. The lesson will highlight the role of probabilistic forecast tools to assess the degree of uncertainty in a ... Read more »
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Optimizing the Use of Model Data Products
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-08-11
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(46 ratings) Each model forecast tells a story about the weather events to unfold. As a forecaster, you employ diagnostics to understand and interpret that story, in order to modify it, blend it with other stories, and generate your own forecast. This lesson will help you sift through ... Read more »
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Adding Value to NWP Guidance
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-10-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(46 ratings) The purpose of this module is to train operational meteorologists at NWS WFOs and elsewhere how to maximize opportunities to add value to NWP forecasts. The training includes use of the methods and tools from earlier modules in Course 2 of Effective Use of NWP in the ... Read more »
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Forecasting Dust Storms - Version 2
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2020-09-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Numerical Modeling (NWP), Other, Satellite Meteorology
(209 ratings) Forecasting Dust Storms Version 2 provides background and operational information about dust storms. The first part of the module describes dust source regions, the life cycle of a dust storm, and the major types of dust storms, particularly those found in the Middle East. ... Read more »
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Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection V2
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-05-04
Last Updated On: 2016-10-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(115 ratings) This module is an update to the previous Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection module. It reviews the five GOES imager channels and their use, incorporating conceptual visualizations and numerous imagery examples. The module also includes updated information on ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 5: The Distribution of Moisture and Precipitation
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(202 ratings) Moisture and precipitation distribution governs life in the tropics. Surplus heating and rising motion in the tropics ignites the global water and energy cycles and influences weather in the midlatitudes. This chapter presents the horizontal and vertical distribution of ... Read more »
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Tsunami Warning Systems
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-10-12
Last Updated On: 2017-12-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(305 ratings) Tsunami Warning Systems describes the processes involved in anticipating, detecting, and warning for a tsunami by summarizing data collection, modeling, analysis, and alert procedures used at NOAA's Tsunami Warning Centers. A simulated event and past tsunami occurrences are ... Read more »
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Fundamentos de los modelos: versión 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-02-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(35 ratings) La lección Fundamentos de los modelos, que forma parte de la serie de desarrollo profesional sobre Predicción Numérica del Tiempo (PNT) y del curso a distancia sobre modelos numéricos, describe los componentes de los modelos numéricos y cómo encajan en el proceso de ... Read more »
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¿Cómo producen los modelos la precipitación y las nubes? - Versión 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-03-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(28 ratings) Esta lección, que forma parte de nuestro nuevo curso de capacitación a distancia sobre la predicción numérica del tiempo (PNT) titulado Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process (Uso eficaz de modelos numéricos en el proceso de pronóstico), explora cómo los ... Read more »
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Impacto de la estructura y dinámica de los modelos, versión 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-03-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(55 ratings) La lección Impacto de la estructura y dinámica de los modelos, que forma parte de nuestro nuevo curso de capacitación a distancia sobre la predicción numérica del tiempo (PNT) titulado Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process (Uso eficaz de modelos numéricos en el ... Read more »
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Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-07-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(1193 ratings) This module helps students gain a basic understanding of the elements of the hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic cycle is the continuous movement and phase change of liquid water, ice, and water vapor above, on, under and through the earth's surface. This module examines the ... Read more »
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Unit Hydrograph Theory: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-07-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(519 ratings) The role of unit hydrograph theory in the flood prediction process is to provide an estimate of streamflow that results from a given amount precipitation. A unit hydrograph shows the temporal change in flow, or discharge, per excess unit of precipitation runoff. This ... Read more »
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Downscaling of NWP Data
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2010-11-09
Last Updated On: 2016-08-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Mountain Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(38 ratings) Forecasters utilize downscaled NWP products when producing forecasts of predictable features, such as terrain-related and coastal features, at finer resolution than provided by most NWP models directly. This lesson is designed to help the forecaster determine which ... Read more »
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Fog: Its Processes and Impacts to Aviation and Aviation Forecasting
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-10-12
Last Updated On: 2012-04-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(338 ratings) This module first introduces forecasters to aviation-forecast customers and their needs, and discusses how fog impacts aviation operations. The main content of the module then explains the physical processes and life cycle of radiation and advection fog, including their ... Read more »
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Impacto de la física del modelo en los pronósticos numéricos, versión 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-03-23
Last Updated On: 2015-12-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(4 ratings) Este módulo, que forma parte de nuestro nuevo curso de capacitación a distancia sobre la predicción numérica del tiempo (PNT) titulado Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process (Uso eficaz de modelos numéricos en el proceso de pronóstico), describe las ... Read more »
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Uso inteligente de los productos derivados de los modelos - versión 2
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-04-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(10 ratings) Esta lección, que forma parte de nuestro nuevo curso de capacitación sobre el uso eficaz de modelos numéricos en el proceso de pronóstico Effective Use of NWP in the Forecast Process), explica tres aspectos de la guía de pronóstico generada a partir de los datos no ... Read more »
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Comprensión de los sistemas de asimilación: cómo los modelos crean sus propias condiciones iniciales, versión 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-06-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(6 ratings) La lección Comprensión de los sistemas de asimilación: cómo los modelos crean sus propias condiciones iniciales, que forma parte de nuestro nuevo curso de capacitación a distancia sobre el uso eficaz de los modelos numéricos en el proceso de pronóstico titulado ... Read more »
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S-290 Introduction
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-03-30
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(178 ratings) The purpose of this unit is to introduce the online version of the Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior, S-290 course. The unit discusses the overall course objectives, the content covered in the twelve units comprising this course, course navigation, and the contributors ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 1: Introduction
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Tropical/Hurricanes
(475 ratings) This chapter introduces learners to tropical meteorology including various methods of defining the tropics. An overview of energy balance and the global climate system is presented. The role of the tropics in the global energy and momentum balance is presented. Atmospheric ... Read more »
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Flood Frequency Analysis: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-08-31
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(392 ratings) Flood frequency analysis uses historical flow records to both estimate the frequency with which floods of a certain magnitude may occur and predict the possible flood magnitude over a certain time period. This module offers a thorough introduction to appropriately ... Read more »
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Streamflow Routing: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-10-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(384 ratings) Streamflow routing provides a set of methods for describing and predicting the movement of water from one point to another along a river. Typically, this process involves predicting the shape of a hydrograph downstream from a particular location in a channel, reservoir, or ... Read more »
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Snowmelt Processes: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(173 ratings) Snowmelt is an integral component of the hydrologic forecasting process in many parts of the world. Here, we examine the influences of environmental conditions on snowfall distribution, snowpack structure, snowpack-environment energy exchange, and finally, the rate and ... Read more »
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Runoff Processes: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-11-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(565 ratings) The Runoff Processes module offers a thorough introduction to the runoff processes critical for flood and water supply prediction. This module explains key terminology and concepts including the following: types of runoff, paths through which water becomes runoff, basin and ... Read more »
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Flash Flood Processes: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-02-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(515 ratings) Flash floods can occur in nearly any area of the world. A rainfall-induced flash flood is a truly hydrometeorological event: one that depends on both hydrologic and meteorological conditions. Forecasting flash floods involves a detailed understanding of the local ... Read more »
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Flood Forecasting Case Study: International Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-05-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(486 ratings) This module allows users to explore the flood forecasting process by assuming the role of a visiting hydrologist intern at the National Hydrologic Service in Main Country. Fictional senior hydrologists guide the intern through an idealized flooding event that takes place ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 7: Sistemas de vientos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-04-06
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(266 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 7: sistemas de vientos presenta y describe los vientos generales y locales y sus procesos. La lección incluye información detallada sobre ciertos aspectos críticos del viento en relación con la meteorología de incendios, incluidos los vientos ... Read more »
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River Ice Processes - Short Version
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-07-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(122 ratings) This module provides information on flooding associated with river ice jams. Based on a presentation by Dr. Kate White, a nationally-recognized expert on river ice, this webcast explores basic river ice processes including the formation, growth, breakup, and transport of ... Read more »
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Tsunami Strike! Pacific Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-08-23
Last Updated On: 2017-12-12
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(6 ratings) Tsunami Strike! Pacific Edition is a scenario-based learning experience for kids from middle school through high school (approximate ages 13-17). The scenario tells the story of four main characters at different locations in the Pacific basin who are each impacted by a ... Read more »
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Skywarn Spotter Convective Basics
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-04-22
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Emergency Management
(19545 ratings) The "SKYWARN® Spotter Convective Basics" module will guide users to a basic understanding of convective storms. Through three different scenarios, you will cover reporting and proper communication of local storm reports to the National Weather Service (NWS), personal ... Read more »
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Role of the Skywarn Spotter
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-04-22
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Emergency Management
(23596 ratings) The goal of the "Role of the SKYWARN® Spotter" module is to provide baseline training for all spotters through multiple scenarios covering the procedures for spotting (including communication and storm report criteria), safety considerations for all hazards, and an ... Read more »
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Huracanes: Preparación de la comunidad, 2a Edición
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-06-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 6.00 - 7.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Tropical/Hurricanes
(32 ratings) El objetivo de esta lección consiste en proporcionar al personal de administración de emergencias que debe hacer frente a la amenaza de ciclones tropicales y huracanes información básica sobre: cómo se forman los huracanes, las amenazas que presentan, cómo el NWS ... Read more »
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Atmospheric Dust
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2012-03-06
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Satellite Meteorology
(201 ratings) Atmospheric dust storms are common in many of the world's semi-arid and arid regions and can impact local, regional, and even global weather, agriculture, public health, transportation, industry, and ocean health. This module takes a multifaceted approach to studying ... Read more »
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Jason-2: Uso de la altimetría satelital en observaciones oceánicas
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-08-18
Last Updated On: 2015-07-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(9 ratings) Los altímetros a bordo de satélites tales como Jason-2 miden el nivel del mar y otras características de la superficie oceánica. Debido al vínculo que existe entre dichas características y los procesos y estructuras subyacentes, los datos de altimetría resultan ... Read more »
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Aplicaciones satelitales multiespectrales: explicación de los realces RGB
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2010-08-17
Last Updated On: 2019-09-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(72 ratings) Esta lección presenta un panorama general de los productos RGB meteorológicos y ambientales, con énfasis en su elaboración y su uso. La primera mitad brinda información de fondo sobre el proceso de desarrollo de los realces RGB y la rápida evolución de los productos ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 1: Ambiente de fuego
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-07-13
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(516 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 1: Ambiente de fuego examina los componentes del triángulo del ambiente de fuego y cómo cada uno de ellos afecta el comportamiento del incendio. Este tema abarca asimismo los mecanismos de transferencia del calor y el transporte de pavesas, y su ... Read more »
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Jason-2 - Utilisation de l'altimétrie satellitaire pour la surveillance des océans
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-10-11
Last Updated On: 2015-07-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(4 ratings) Les altimètres embarqués sur des satellites tels que Jason-2 mesurent la hauteur de la surface de la mer ainsi que d'autres caractéristiques de la surface des océans. Ces caractéristiques étant liées aux processus et aux structures océaniques sous-jacents, les ... Read more »
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Tsunamis
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2010-11-16
Last Updated On: 2017-12-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(1680 ratings) This lesson introduces the science of tsunamis: their causes, initiation process, properties, propagation, inundation, and long-term effects. Through numerous animations, historical images, video, and interactive exercises, learners discover the ways tsunamis interact with ... Read more »
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Volcanic Ash: Volcanism
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-04-22
Last Updated On: 2013-11-06
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society
(1098 ratings) This module is the second in the four-part Volcanic Ash series. It provides information about the geological, and geophysical processes related to volcanic activity and volcanic ash in the atmosphere and on the ground. It discusses four types of volcanic eruptions and ... Read more »
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Identification des caractéristiques satellitaires: Situations de blocage
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-09-07
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(2 ratings) Identification des caractéristiques satellitaires: Situations de blocage... Ce module traite de la façon dont l'imagerie du canal vapeur d'eau peut contribuer à diagnostiquer les situations de blocage et leur dissipation. Nous considérerons quatre importantes situations ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: patrones de bloqueo
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-09-07
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(10 ratings) El módulo Identificación satelital de estructuras: patrones de bloqueo examina el uso de imágenes de vapor de agua para diagnosticar los patrones de bloqueo y su disipación. El módulo se centra en cuatro tipos de patrones de bloqueo: altas de bloqueo, depresiones ... Read more »
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Identification des éléments satellitaires: L'arc de convection
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-10-11
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(4 ratings) Détermination des caractéristiques satellitaires... Ce module sur l'arc de convection initie les prévisionnistes à la convection, potentiellement dommageable, qui peut survenir en présence d'anticyclones de blocage. Il présente aussi comment le reconnaître à partir ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: arco de convección
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2010-10-11
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(4 ratings) El módulo Identificación satelital de estructuras: arco de convección presenta la convección potencialmente peligrosa que puede desarrollarse en relación con un anticiclón de bloqueo y examina cómo esta estructura se puede identificar a partir de imágenes de vapor ... Read more »
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Niebla: procesos e impactos en la aviación y los pronósticos de aviación
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-11-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus
(84 ratings) Este módulo comienza con una presentación de los clientes de pronósticos de aviación y sus necesidades, y una descripción de los impactos de la niebla en las operaciones aéreas. A continuación, el contenido central del módulo explica los procesos físicos y el ciclo ... Read more »
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Tránsito de avenidas: edición internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(228 ratings) Esta lección presenta un conjunto de métodos para describir y predecir el movimiento del agua de un punto a otro a lo largo de un curso fluvial. Típicamente, este proceso implica predecir la forma de un hidrograma aguas abajo de un lugar determinado en un cauce, un ... Read more »
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Teoría del hidrograma unitario: edición internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(520 ratings) El rol de la teoría del hidrograma unitario en el proceso de predicción de avenidas consiste en generar una estimación del caudal dada la precipitación. El hidrograma unitario muestra el cambio en el caudal, o flujo, por unidad de escorrentía a lo largo del tiempo a ... Read more »
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Análisis de frecuencia de crecidas: edición internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(390 ratings) El análisis de frecuencia de crecidas emplea datos históricos de caudal para estimar la frecuencia de las crecidas de determinada magnitud y predecir la posible magnitud de una crecida durante determinado período. Esta lección presenta la forma apropiada de preparar la ... Read more »
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Comprensión del ciclo hidrológico: edición internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(963 ratings) Esta lección le ayudará a desarrollar un nivel básico de comprensión de los elementos del ciclo hidrológico. El ciclo hidrológico está constituido por el movimiento constante y los cambios de fase del agua líquida, del hielo y del vapor de agua arriba, en, debajo y ... Read more »
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Procesos de escorrentía: edición internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(639 ratings) La lección Procesos de escorrentía ofrece una buena introducción a los procesos de escorrentía esenciales para la predicción de avenidas y suministros hídricos. La lección explica la terminología y los conceptos clave, como los tipos de escorrentía, las ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 4: Procesos meteorológicos básicos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-13
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(574 ratings) Esta lección describe la estructura y composición de la atmósfera, la relación entre la radiación solar y la Tierra y el equilibrio térmico de nuestro planeta, los elementos meteorológicos empleados para describir la atmósfera, el efecto invernadero y los desfases ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 3: Combustibles
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(438 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 3: Combustibles cubre la terminología relacionada con las características de los combustibles, los efectos de los combustibles en el comportamiento de los incendios, y los modelos de clasificación de combustibles. Esta lección forma parte del ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 11: Comportamiento extremo del fuego en incendios forestales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-18
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(166 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 11: Comportamiento extremo del fuego en incendios forestales cubre las características de las condiciones extremas en los incendios y los factores agravantes. Entre los tipos de actividad que se consideran extremos se incluyen los fuegos de copas, ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 2: Efectos de la topografía en el comportamiento de los incendios forestales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-04
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(475 ratings) Esta lección brinda información detallada sobre los efectos de la topografía en los combustibles y la dirección y la propagación de los incendios forestales. También presenta información sobre las características de los mapas topográficos y cómo obtener un ... Read more »
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Procesos de deshielo: versión internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-01-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(53 ratings) En muchas regiones del mundo, el agua de deshielo es un componente integral del proceso de predicción hidrológica. En esta lección examinamos las formas en que las condiciones ambientales afectan la distribución de la nieve, la estructura de la capa de nieve, los ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 5: Relaciones de temperatura y humedad relativa
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-04-30
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(431 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 5: Relaciones de temperatura y humedad relativa se centra en los métodos empleados para describir la humedad atmosférica y en cómo los cambios de temperatura afectan a la humedad relativa. La relación entre los temas que se presentan en esta ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 2: Tropical Remote Sensing Applications
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(304 ratings) This chapter covers remote sensing, the primary method of observing weather and climate across the global tropics. Learners will become familiar with the scientific basis and applications of radar and satellite remote sensing from examples in which clouds and precipitation ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 4: Tropical Variability
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Convective Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(143 ratings) This chapter presents an overview of the major cycles dominating intraseasonal and interannual variability in the tropics. Characteristic atmospheric and oceanic patterns for each oscillation are presented and methods for tracking the evolution of these cycles are ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 8: Tropical Cyclones
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(241 ratings) Tropical cyclones are the deadliest tropical weather systems. This chapter describes their seasonal and geographic variability and controls, decadal cycles, and history of naming conventions. Tropical cyclogenesis is explored in depth and the core and balance solutions for ... Read more »
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Quality Management Systems: Implementation in Meteorological Services
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-05-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Other
(103 ratings) This 1-2 hour online learning module provides an overview of the key concepts, benefits and principles of an effective quality management system (QMS) based on the ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard. It also introduces guidelines for the successful implementation of ... Read more »
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Procesos de inundación repentina: versión internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-03-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(216 ratings) Las crecidas o inundaciones repentinas pueden ocurrir en casi cualquier parte del mundo. Una inundación repentina inducida por un episodio de lluvia es un verdadero evento hidrometeorológico que depende tanto de las condiciones hidrológicas como de las condiciones ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 1: Introducción
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Tropical/Hurricanes
(238 ratings) El Capítulo 1: Introducción, es el primer capítulo del libro de texto en línea Introducción a la meteorología tropical que se publica en el nuevo formato de la versión 2.0. Este capítulo presenta la meteorología tropical y varias maneras de definir los trópicos. ... Read more »
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AMS/COMET/MSC Mountain Weather Workshop, August 2008, Whistler, BC
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2011-03-30
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 10.00+ h
Topics:
Mountain Meteorology
(5 ratings) In August 2008, the "Mountain Weather Workshop: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Forecasting" was held in Whistler, BC, Canada. It was sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, UCAR/COMET, and the Meteorological Service of Canada. The workshop brought together ... Read more »
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Volcanic Ash: Observation Tools and Dispersion Models
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-09-30
Last Updated On: 2020-08-24
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society, Satellite Meteorology
(160 ratings) This module is the fourth and final entry in the Volcanic Ash series. It covers the tools and techniques used for identifying and forecasting the transport of volcanic ash. Satellite and radar imagery are combined with observations and numerical model output to first ... Read more »
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Volcanic Ash: Impacts to Aviation, Climate, Maritime Operations, and Society
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-08-03
Last Updated On: 2013-11-06
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Climate, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(491 ratings) This module is the third in the four-part Volcanic Ash series. It provides information on the impacts of an explosive volcanic eruption to aviation, climate, maritime operations and society. The threats, or impacts, from an eruption vary depending on the eruption style, ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 4: Variabilidad tropical
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Convective Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(81 ratings) Este capítulo describe en términos generales los principales patrones cíclicos que determinan la variabilidad intraestacional e intraanual en los trópicos. También explica los patrones atmosféricos y oceánicos típicos de cada oscilación y los métodos que se pueden ... Read more »
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Volcanic Ash: Introduction
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-04-13
Last Updated On: 2013-11-06
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(4 ratings) Provides a concise introduction to volcanic ash through the examples of the Mt. Pinatubo and Eyjafjallajökull eruptions. This is the introduction to a four-part series on Volcanic ... Read more »
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The U.S. Naval Observatory: Mission, Products, and Services
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-03-06
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(35 ratings) Founded in 1830, the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is among the oldest scientific agencies in the United States. Initially tasked with restoring, repairing, and rating nautical instruments, the USNO today provides precise time and celestial measurements required ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 2: Aplicaciones de percepción remota en los trópicos
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(154 ratings) Este capítulo trata el tema de la percepción remota, el método principal que empleamos para observar el tiempo y el clima en las regiones tropicales del mundo. En este capítulo aprenderá los fundamentos científicos de la teledetección por radar y satélite y sus ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 5: Distribución de la humedad y precipitación
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(159 ratings) La distribución de la humedad y la precipitación rige la vida en el trópico. El exceso de calentamiento y movimiento ascendente de estas regiones da impulso a los ciclos energético e hidrológico mundiales y llega a afectar en tiempo en las latitudes medias. Este ... Read more »
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Topics in Dynamic Meteorology: Thermal Wind
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-03-20
Last Updated On: 2016-06-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Other
(327 ratings) This lesson explores the dynamic links between temperature, pressure, and wind in the atmosphere. The qualitative description of the relationships is augmented with "Math Sidebars" that provide a quantitative treatment. Numerous applications to climatology and forecasting ... Read more »
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Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-06-01
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 8.00 - 9.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding, Tropical/Hurricanes, Winter Weather
(1167 ratings) Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, 2nd Edition provides emergency managers and other decision makers with background information about weather, natural hazards, and preparedness. Additional topics include risk communication, human behavior, and effective ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 9: Observaciones, análisis, predicción
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), Tropical/Hurricanes
(59 ratings) Este capítulo describe los retos del pronóstico del tiempo en las regiones tropicales. Tras el estudio de los tipos de observaciones y técnicas de análisis meteorológico que se emplean para pronosticar el tiempo, se aplican dichas herramientas de análisis a ejemplos ... Read more »
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Monitoring the Climate System with Satellites
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-01-10
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Satellite Meteorology
(288 ratings) The international science community has identified a set of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) that should be monitored for measuring the climate system, how it is changing, and its likely impact on future climate. Environmental satellites play an important role in this ... Read more »
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Community Tsunami Preparedness, 2nd Edition
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-12-20
Last Updated On: 2017-12-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 6.00 - 7.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(192 ratings) This lesson is designed to help emergency managers prepare their communities for tsunamis. Topics include basic tsunami science, hazards produced by tsunamis, the tsunami warning system, the importance of public education activities, and how to craft good emergency messages ... Read more »
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Space Weather Basics, 2nd Edition
Languages: English, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2005-11-11
Last Updated On: 2016-08-19
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Space Weather
(1890 ratings) This lesson presents an overview of space weather processes, their impacts on Earth and human activities, and the technologies used for forecasting space weather events. The lesson goal is to provide NWS forecasters a basic understanding of space weather and the operations ... Read more »
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Gridded Forecast Verification and Bias Correction
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-02-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip)
(13 ratings) To become a better forecaster, it is not enough to simply know that a forecast did not verify. One must determine what happened and identify methods for improvement through forecast verification. The forecast verification process helps answer questions like: Is there a ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Atmospheric Rivers
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-03-13
Last Updated On: 2017-04-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip), Satellite Meteorology, Winter Weather
(110 ratings) The Satellite Feature Identification: Atmospheric Rivers lesson presents the global moisture transport phenomenon known as the Atmospheric River (AR). ARs are responsible for transporting the majority of maritime moisture from low to middle latitudes. Advanced satellite ... Read more »
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Tsunami Strike! Caribbean Edition
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-02-07
Last Updated On: 2017-12-12
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(1 rating) Tsunami Strike! Caribbean Edition offers an interactive learning experience in which learners take on the role of a journalist writing an article for a news magazine. Sixteen multimedia lessons on tsunami science, safety, and history are interwoven within the learning ... Read more »
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Introduction to Climate Models
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-09-19
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(496 ratings) This module explains how climate models work. Because the modeling of both weather and climate share many similarities, the content throughout this module draws frequent comparisons and highlights the differences. We explain not only how, but why climate models differ from ... Read more »
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ASMET: Satellite Precipitation Products for Hydrological Management in Southern Africa
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2011-10-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Hydrology/Flooding
(32 ratings) This module introduces a variety of meteorological and hydrological products that can improve the quality of heavy rainfall forecasts and assist with hydrological management during extensive precipitation events in Southern Africa. Among the products are the satellite-based ... Read more »
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ASMET: Flooding in West Africa
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-01-10
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(22 ratings) The rainy season in Sahelian West Africa extends from June to September and is tied to the position of the intertropical front. During this period, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often produce significant rainfall that can lead to flooding. This module examines an ... Read more »
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ASMET: 2009 Drought in East Africa
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-01-17
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Hydrology/Flooding, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(109 ratings) The module examines the 2009 drought in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), focusing on conditions in Kenya. The module begins by reviewing drought conditions in the years leading up to 2009. From there, it examines the seasonal climate forecast for the beginning of 2009 and ... Read more »
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Remote Sensing Using Satellites, 2nd Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-09-18
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(1187 ratings) The second edition of the popular "Remote Sensing Using Satellites" module updates imagery of recent hurricanes as well as other phenomena from more recent satellites. The suggested audience for this module is high school and undergraduate students. Learn about remote ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 8: Ciclones tropicales
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2011-10-28
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(77 ratings) Los ciclones tropicales son los sistemas meteorológicos tropicales más mortíferos. Este capítulo describe la variabilidad y los controles estacionales y geográficos de estos sistemas, así como sus ciclos decenales y las convenciones de nomenclatura actuales y ... Read more »
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Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-05-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(48 ratings) The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership or Suomi NPP satellite, launched in 2011, is the first of a new series of missions under NOAA's JPSS program. Suomi NPP has two major goals: global observing of the Earth's atmosphere, land, and ocean surface; and climate ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition, Chapter 9: Observations, Analysis, and Prediction
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2010-12-22
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), Tropical/Hurricanes
(66 ratings) The chapter describes the challenges of tropical weather forecasting. We examine types of observations and weather analysis techniques used by tropical forecasters. Those analysis tools are applied to examples of tropical synoptic weather systems as well as mesoscale ... Read more »
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¡Tsunami a la vista! Edición del Caribe
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-06-06
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(4 ratings) ¡Tsunami a la vista! Edición del Caribe es una experiencia de aprendizaje interactiva en la cual un estudiante asume el papel de un periodista que debe redactar un artículo para una revista de actualidades. A medida que la situación evoluciona, el estudiante utiliza las ... Read more »
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Imaging with VIIRS: A Convergence of Technologies and Experience, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-04-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(36 ratings) This module introduces the VIIRS imager that was launched on the Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite in October 2011 and will fly on future U.S. JPSS weather satellites. The VIIRS imager has many advanced features that improve both spectral and spatial ... Read more »
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Flash Flood Early Warning System Reference Guide
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-10-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Hydrology/Flooding
(0 ratings) The Flash Flood Warning System Reference Guide is intended to promote the implementation of flash flood early warning systems based upon proven and effective methods already in use in flash-flood prone nations around the world. Both governmental and non-governmental ... Read more »
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Preparing Hydro-climate Inputs for Climate Change in Water Resource Planning
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-10-25
Last Updated On: 2016-09-23
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(93 ratings) This lesson describes the process of selecting the best available climate projection information and using it to develop “climate-adjusted weather” inputs to be used for modeling climate change impacts. These modeled impacts can be used for planning of future water ... Read more »
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Weather Radar Fundamentals
Languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-03-21
Last Updated On: 2017-02-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology
(1369 ratings) This 2-hour module presents the fundamental principles of Doppler weather radar operation and how to interpret common weather phenomena using radar imagery. This is accomplished via conceptual animations and many interactive radar examples in which the user can practice ... Read more »
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Space Weather Impacts on Aviation
Languages: English, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-06-12
Last Updated On: 2016-09-14
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Space Weather
(303 ratings) Space Weather Impacts on Aviation examines the effects of solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and other solar phenomena on aviation operations. The lesson builds on background science knowledge taught in the course prerequisite, Space Weather Basics, 2nd Edition. The ... Read more »
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Señales de radar características de tiempo convectivo severo
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2018-02-13
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Radar Meteorology
(26 ratings) Este recurso está pensado para uso como ayuda en el trabajo operativo de los pronosticadores del tiempo en situaciones reales de aviso y como herramienta de referencia para entender mejor algunos aspectos de las situaciones de aviso de tormentas severas. Las miniaturas ... Read more »
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Caribbean Radar Cases
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-31
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(55 ratings) This module presents radar case studies taken from events in the Caribbean that highlight radar signatures of severe weather. These cases include examples of deep convection, squall lines, bow echoes, tornadoes, and heavy rain resulting in flooding. Each case study includes ... Read more »
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Cenizas volcánicas: Vulcanismo
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-12-19
Last Updated On: 2013-11-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society
(118 ratings) Éste es el segundo de los cuatro módulos que componen la serie Cenizas Volcánicas. Este módulo presenta información sobre los procesos geológicos y geofísicos relacionados con la actividad volcánica y la dispersión de cenizas en la atmósféra y en el suelo. El ... Read more »
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Cenizas volcánicas: herramientas de observación y modelos de dispersión
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2011-12-20
Last Updated On: 2020-08-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society, Satellite Meteorology
(68 ratings) Esta lección, que constituye la cuarta y última entrega de la serie sobre cenizas volcánicas, presenta las herramientas y técnicas empleadas para identificar y pronosticar el transporte de las cenizas volcánicas. Las imágenes satelitales y de radar se combinan con las ... Read more »
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Tsunami: preparación de la comunidad, 2a edición
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-02-07
Last Updated On: 2015-11-12
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 8.00 - 9.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(40 ratings) Esta lección está pensada para ayudar al personal de administración de emergencias a preparar su comunidad para un tsunami. Además de brindar información científica básica sobre los tsunamis, la lección describe las amenazas que presenta este fenómeno y el sistema ... Read more »
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Climate Change and Regional Impacts
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-08-14
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Climate
(705 ratings) This short module is an overview of the different effects climate change produces in different regions of the United States. In addition to discussing impacts already being experienced, the module presents information on how climate scientists use specialized models and ... Read more »
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Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-08-14
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Climate
(875 ratings) This module discusses how a changing climate can also lead to changes in extreme weather events on the local scale. The role of natural variability is also explained. The module describes how climate change can have both positive and negative effects, depending on the ... Read more »
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Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-08-14
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Climate
(1378 ratings) This module looks at how increasing temperatures due to climate change have affected sea level rise and what effects scientist expect in the future, given rising greenhouse gas emissions. The various mechanisms of sea level rise are discussed, as well as the tools and ... Read more »
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Writing Effective TAFs in the Caribbean
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-08-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(36 ratings) The module reviews the fundamental steps for writing a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) using guidelines and recommendations developed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This module outlines effective ... Read more »
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Microwave Remote Sensing: Overview, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-05-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(148 ratings) This module presents an overview of space-based microwave remote sensing for environmental applications with a focus on meteorological applications. It delivers basic information on polar-orbiting satellite characteristics, current microwave instruments, and the products ... Read more »
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GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2012-03-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Satellite Meteorology
(177 ratings) Esta lección presenta los satélites ambientales operacionales geoestacionarios de próxima generación de la serie R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GOES-R) de la NOAA, con un énfasis en el valor y los beneficios que esperamos derivar del conjunto ... Read more »
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Meteorología satelital: Selección de canales del GOES, vers. 2
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-03-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(12 ratings) Este módulo es una actualización del antiguo módulo Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection. El módulo emplea representaciones conceptuales y numerosas imágenes de ejemplo para describir los cinco canales del generador de imágenes del GOES y su uso. El material ... Read more »
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Satellite Monitoring of Atmospheric Composition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2012-11-06
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Other, Satellite Meteorology
(216 ratings) Satellite monitoring of atmospheric composition provides important information for a number of applications, including stratospheric ozone monitoring, long-range pollutant transport, biomass burning, air quality monitoring and forecasting, and climate change. This module ... Read more »
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Fire Weather Patterns in Australia: Southeast Australia
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-02-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(48 ratings) The module illustrates the typical synoptic pattern influencing fire weather in southeast Australia. A case study provides insight into how experienced forecasters combine the four key ingredients—wind, temperature, dew point temperature, and fuel state—to produce a ... Read more »
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GOES-R ABI: Next Generation Satellite Imaging
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2013-02-19
Last Updated On: 2016-05-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(253 ratings) This extension of the COMET lesson “GOES-R: Benefits of Next Generation Environmental Monitoring” focuses on the ABI instrument, the satellite's 16-channel imager. With increased spectral coverage, greater spatial resolution, more frequent imaging, and improved image ... Read more »
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Cenizas volcánicas: impactos en la aviación, el clima, las operaciones marítimas y la sociedad
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-05-01
Last Updated On: 2013-11-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Climate, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(122 ratings) Éste es el tercero de los cuatro módulos que componen la serie Cenizas volcánicas. Este módulo brinda información sobre los impactos de las erupciones volcánicas explosivas en la aviación, el clima, las operaciones marítimas y la sociedad humana. Las amenazas y los ... Read more »
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Cenizas volcánicas: Introducción
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-05-01
Last Updated On: 2013-11-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(0 ratings) El módulo utiliza las erupciones de los volcanes Pinatubo y Eyjafjallajökull como ejemplos para presentar de forma concisa el tema de las cenizas volcánicas. No incluye una ... Read more »
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Jet Streams
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-11-13
Last Updated On: 2017-02-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(637 ratings) This module describes the general characteristics of upper-level jet streams (Polar Jet, Subtropical Jet, and Tropical Easterly Jet) and two major tropical low-level wind maxima (Somali Jet, African Easterly Jet). Included are discussions of their formation, maintenance, ... Read more »
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Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-05-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(98 ratings) Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) occur globally and can account for significant percentages of the annual precipitation in some locations. MCSs are responsible for flooding as well as damaging surface winds in some instances. Thus, it is important for forecasters to ... Read more »
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Tropical Mesoscale and Local Circulations
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(85 ratings) This interactive module is part of an online university-level tropical synoptic meteorology course, which helps international meteorologists meet basic instructional requirements. In the module, we discuss: Mesoscale, thermally-forced circulations (i.e. land-sea breeze and ... Read more »
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Tropical Severe Local Storms
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-01-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(428 ratings) The module provides a brief overview of severe local storms in the tropics. Basic ingredients for thunderstorms and assessment of thunderstorm potential from soundings are described. Then properties and hazards of ordinary thunderstorms, multicellular thunderstorms, ... Read more »
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MJO, Equatorial Waves, and Tropical Cyclogenesis
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-13
Last Updated On: 2014-07-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(85 ratings) This case study focuses on monitoring of the MJO and equatorial waves and their role in tropical cyclogenesis. Learners will use conceptual models to understand the structure of the MJO and equatorial waves. They will identify and monitor those circulations using ... Read more »
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African Easterly Waves
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-27
Last Updated On: 2014-07-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(134 ratings) This module describes characteristics of African easterly waves including horizontal and vertical structure, evolution, speed, frequency, methods of tracking, and their downstream transformation over the Atlantic, Caribbean, and East Pacific. Mechanisms for wave formation ... Read more »
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Utilisation intelligente des produits dérivés des modèles – Version 2
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2012-05-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(11 ratings) Ce module, qui fait partie de la « Suite de formation en PNT : l’utilisation efficace de la PNT dans le processus de prévision », couvre trois aspects des guides de prévision développés à partir des sorties brutes des modèles de PNT : Le post-traitement Les guides ... Read more »
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Notions de base en modélisation – Version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-05-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(13 ratings) « Notions de base en modélisation », qui fait partie de la suite de Développement professionnel en PNT et de la suite de Formation en PNT : « l’utilisation efficace de la PNT dans le processus de prévision », décrit les composantes d’un modèle de PNT et ... Read more »
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Sistemas de gestión de la calidad: implementación en servicios meteorológicos
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2012-05-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Other
(59 ratings) Esta lección de aprendizaje en línea presenta un panorama de los conceptos, beneficios y principios clave de un sistema de gestión de la calidad efectivo basado en la norma de gestión de la calidad ISO 9001:2008. También ofrece pautas para implementar con éxito un ... Read more »
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WRF-EMS Aviation Products
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-09-25
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(18 ratings) This lesson illustrates how numerical guidance from the Weather Research and Forecasting Model - Environmental Modeling System (WRF-EMS) can be added to surface observations, satellite graphics, and conceptual models of important aviation phenomena, to produce TAFs. ... Read more »
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Fundamentos de radar meteorológico
Languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-09-10
Last Updated On: 2017-03-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology
(228 ratings) Esta lección de dos horas presenta los principios básicos de funcionamiento del radar meteorológico Doppler y la forma de interpretar los fenómenos atmosféricos más comunes a partir de las imágenes radar. Para presentar esta información, la lección emplea ... Read more »
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Weather Decision Support for the National Airspace System
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-06-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Environment and Society
(164 ratings) This three-hour lesson describes the impacts of weather on aviation operations and highlights the role of the National Weather Service (NWS) in supporting the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic management organization. The lesson contains an Introduction (40 ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Inferring Three Dimensions from Water Vapour Imagery
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-06-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(171 ratings) We think in three-dimensional space and a fourth dimension, time. Therefore, we should think about the atmosphere in similar terms. However, we are often stuck with two-dimensional maps. Water vapor imagery can help us break out of that flatland and move to more ... Read more »
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Tropical Fog: A Look at Fog That Impacts Aviation in Guyana
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus, Satellite Meteorology
(39 ratings) This module applies concepts covered in the module, Fog: Its Processes and Impacts to Aviation. It examines the fog processes at a tropical location: Guyana. A basic overview of the main fog types is provided, and then a detailed analysis is done for a representative fog ... Read more »
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Impactos del clima espacial en la aviación
Languages: English, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-08-17
Last Updated On: 2016-09-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Space Weather
(29 ratings) Esta lección examina los efectos de las erupciones solares, las eyecciones de masa coronal y otros fenómenos solares en las operaciones aéreas. La lección presupone los conocimientos científicos adquiridos a través del requisito para el curso, la lección ... Read more »
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Introducción al clima espacial, 2a edición
Languages: English, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2012-08-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Environment and Society, Space Weather
(42 ratings) Esta lección presenta un panorama general de los procesos del clima espacial, sus impactos en la Tierra y la actividad humana, y las tecnologías empleadas para pronosticar los eventos de clima espacial. La lección se propone brindar a los pronosticadores del Servicio ... Read more »
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Suomi NPP: Una nueva generación de satélites de observación ambiental
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-08-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(33 ratings) El satélite de la alianza nacional de satélites polares Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) lanzado en 2011 constituye la primera de una nueva serie de misiones que se emprenderán bajo el programa JPSS de la NOAA. Suomi NPP tiene dos objetivos principales: ... Read more »
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Redacción de pronósticos TAF eficaces en el Caribe
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-10-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(25 ratings) Esta lección describe los pasos fundamentales para redactar un pronóstico de aeródromo (TAF, por las siglas del inglés Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) siguiendo las pautas y recomendaciones desarrolladas por la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) y la Organización ... Read more »
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Writing TAFs for Ceilings and Visibility, Africa Edition
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-08-12
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(73 ratings) Writing TAFs for Ceilings and Visibility, Africa Edition outlines the processes for developing an effective Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) that meets International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines. Geared specifically to forecasters in Africa, the lesson ... Read more »
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Notions de météorologie dynamique : Vent thermique
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2016-06-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Other
(18 ratings) Cette leçon porte sur les liens dynamiques entre la température, la pression et le vent dans l’atmosphère. La description qualitative de ces relations est bonifiée grâce à des « volets mathématiques », qui en présentent un traitement quantitatif. De nombreuses ... Read more »
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Les types de vagues et leurs caractéristiques
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-02-19
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(9 ratings) Ce module est le premier dans une série de modules portant sur la météorologie marine. Il se veut une introduction aux vagues et à ses caractéristiques qui lui sont associées. Plusieurs types de vagues sont présentés allant des plus communes aux cas plus rares comme ... Read more »
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Cycle de vie des vagues II : Propagation et dispersion
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2016-06-15
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(4 ratings) Cette leçon vise à doter le prévisionniste marin d’outils lui permettant de prévoir manuellement comment la hauteur et la période des vagues changeront lorsque les vagues quitteront leur zone de création, se transformeront en houle puis se propageront et se ... Read more »
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How Satellite Observations Impact NWP
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-03-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP), Satellite Meteorology
(42 ratings) Satellite observations have a huge impact on numerical weather prediction (NWP) model analyses and forecasts, with sounding data from polar orbiting and GPS-radio occultation satellites reducing model forecast error by almost half. All of this despite the fact that NWP ... Read more »
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Tipos de olas y sus características
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-08-24
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(139 ratings) Éste es el primero de una serie de nuevos módulos sobre meteorología marina basados en los antiguos módulos de COMET sobre el tema publicados en discos láser y CD-ROM. Este módulo brinda una descripción general de las olas y las características con ellas asociadas. ... Read more »
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Tephigram Mastery
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-04-24
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other
(185 ratings) Since the advent of rawinsonde observations, thermodynamic diagrams have been used by meteorologists to analyze sounding data in the course of preparing their weather forecasts. This module comprehensively examines the use of the tephigram, widely used for over 60 years by ... Read more »
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Regional Study Guide: Review for Aeronautical Forecasters in Africa, selections from Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-05-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 10.00+ h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(14 ratings) This Regional Study Guide highlights the sections of the Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition online textbook that are applicable to aeronautical forecasting operations in Africa. Topics include remote sensing, global circulations, tropical variability, ... Read more »
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Nowcasting for Aviation in Africa
Languages: Français, English
Publish Date: 2013-09-27
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(52 ratings) Nowcasting for Aviation in Africa summarizes techniques and best practices for developing area-specific forecasts at very short (0-6 hour) timescales. This 1-hour lesson presents a case study focused on interpreting threats and communicating correct warning information for ... Read more »
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Caribbean Radar Products
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Radar Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(64 ratings) This module provides examples of radar imagery from various locations in the Caribbean to demonstrate the different types of images available. Also, examples of different meteorological and non meteorological features are presented to show features seen in island locations. ... Read more »
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Ciclo de vida de las olas II: propagación y dispersión
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-09-18
Last Updated On: 2016-06-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(27 ratings) El objetivo de la lección es enseñar a predecir manualmente cómo la altura y el período de las olas cambia a medida que éstas salen del área de generación, se convierten en oleaje y luego se propagan y se dispersan en las aguas costeras contiguas a la zona de ... Read more »
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Tropical-Extratropical Air Mass Interactions in South America
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-04-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(27 ratings) Case studies of tropical-extratropical air mass interactions over South America are presented in this module. Synoptic features associated with cold air intrusion into tropical latitudes and the incursion of humid, tropical air masses into midlatitudes are identified. ... Read more »
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Topics in Dynamic Meteorology: Pressure Gradient Force
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-03-12
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Other
(32 ratings) This module is a learning object on a foundational aspect of dynamic meteorology, the pressure gradient force. As a learning object, it is meant to supplement other teaching material in a course by elucidating a specific concept. The horizontal pressure gradient force is ... Read more »
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Ciclo de vida de las olas I: generación
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2012-10-01
Last Updated On: 2016-06-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(63 ratings) Esta es la segunda de una serie de lecciones de formación sobre vientos y olas marinas. En la primera, que constituye una buena introducción al presente tema de capacitación, describimos los tipos de olas y sus características. Esta lección examina cómo el viento ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Forecasting Fog for Aviation: Kenya Case Study
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-11-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(79 ratings) This lesson aims to improve aviation forecasts of fog in the African airspace by teaching forecasters to make more accurate forecasts using satellite imagery, numerical weather prediction, and other available data. A process for diagnosing and forecasting fog is presented ... Read more »
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Climatology for the Operational Forecaster
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-04-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Climate
(279 ratings) Climate information can be used as guidance for a range of weather-dependent operations. This module summarizes the Climate Analysis Process, a series of steps for determining which climatological products and data will be most useful for a specified application. The ... Read more »
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Introduction to Ensembles: Forecasting Hurricane Sandy
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-03-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP), Tropical/Hurricanes
(113 ratings) This module provides an introduction to ensemble forecast systems with an operational case study of Hurricane Sandy. The module concentrates on models from NCEP and FNMOC available to forecasters in the U.S. Navy, including NAEFS (North American Ensemble Forecast System), ... Read more »
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Forecasters' Overview of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-03-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(64 ratings) This module provides an introduction to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea for weather forecasters. It focuses on major aspects of the geography, oceanography, and climatology. Geography covers major political boundaries, cities, ports, topographical features, rivers, ... Read more »
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Cambio climático: impactos regionales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-20
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Climate
(52 ratings) Este breve módulo brinda un panorama general de los diversos efectos del cambio climático en distintas regiones de los Estados Unidos. Además de describir los impactos que ya estamos experimentando, el módulo presenta información sobre cómo los climatólogos usan ... Read more »
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Cambio climático: aumento del nivel del mar
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-20
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Climate
(73 ratings) Este módulo estudia los efectos de los aumentos de temperatura provocados por el cambio climático en la subida del nivel del mar y los impactos que la comunidad científica espera para el futuro en vista de los incrementos en las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. ... Read more »
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Cambio climático: tiempo extremo
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2012-11-07
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Climate
(109 ratings) Este módulo describe cómo el cambio climático puede conducir a cambios en los eventos meteorológicos extremos a nivel local y el rol de la variabilidad natural. El módulo explica que el cambio climático puede producir efectos tanto positivos como negativos, según la ... Read more »
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Climate Variability and Change Lectures, July 2013
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-04-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 10.00+ h
Topics:
Climate
(0 ratings) This lesson presents 13 recorded presentations from the 29 July–2 August, 2013 offering of the Climate Variability and Change Virtual Course (CVCVC). This five-day live facilitated online course provided an extensive background on a range of climate variability and change ... Read more »
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ASMET : La sécheresse en Afrique de l'Est en 2009
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Hydrology/Flooding, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(3 ratings) Ce module examine la sécheresse de l’année 2009 dans la Grande Corne de l’Afrique (GCA) en mettant un accent particulier sur les conditions observées au Kenya. Le module commence par un passage en revue des conditions de sécheresse des années précédentes ... Read more »
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ASMET : Les Produits satellitaires de précipitation pour la gestion de l’hydrologie en Afrique Australe
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-11-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Hydrology/Flooding
(2 ratings) Ce modules montre divers produits météorologiques et hydrologiques susceptibles d’améliorer la qualité des prévisions de fortes précipitations et d’aider à la gestion hydrologique lors des épisodes de précipitations à grande échelle en Afrique Australe. On ... Read more »
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ASMET: Inondations en Afrique de l'ouest
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2012-11-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(8 ratings) En Afrique de l’ouest, dans la zone sahélienne, la saison des pluies s'étend de juin à septembre et est liée à la position du front intertropical. Au cours de cette période, les systèmes convectifs de moyenne échelle (MCSs) génèrent souvent des précipitations ... Read more »
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Introduction to Observing Oil from Helicopters and Planes
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-02-11
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Emergency Management
(665 ratings) Aircrews and pilots are frequently the first to see oil spills on water. They provide critical eyes in the sky for U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) response teams and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration. Oil spill responders use a common terminology for describing and ... Read more »
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Notions de base à propos des radars météorologiques
Languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2013-04-09
Last Updated On: 2017-02-15
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology
(35 ratings) Ce module de deux heures présente les principes fondamentaux du fonctionnement des radars météorologiques Doppler et de l'interprétation des phénomènes météorologiques courants à l'aide de l'imagerie radar. Pour cela, nous utiliserons des animations conceptuelles ... Read more »
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Compréhension des systèmes d'assimilation : de quelle manière les modèles établissent leurs conditions initiales – version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-01-18
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 4.00 - 5.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(10 ratings) Ce module, Compréhension des systèmes d’assimilation étudie comment les modèles créent leurs conditions initiales et fait partie de « la série de modules de formation sur les PNT : Utilisation intelligente des PNT dans le processus prévisionnel ». Ce module ... Read more »
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Influence de la physique des modèles sur la prévision numérique du temps - Version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-01-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(11 ratings) Ce module, de « la série de modules de formation sur les PNT: Utilisation intelligente des PNT dans le processus prévisionnel », décrit le paramétrage de la surface, la couche limite planétaire, et les processus atmosphériques libres tels que, les processus de ... Read more »
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Comment les modèles produisent des précipitations et des nuages – Version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-01-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(9 ratings) Ce module, de « la série de modules de formation sur les PNT: Utilisation intelligente des PNT dans le processus prévisionnel », regarde comment les modèles de la PNT traitent à la fois les processus microphysiques à l’échelle de la grille (telle que la ... Read more »
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Répercussions de la structure et de la dynamique du modèle – Version 2
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-01-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(11 ratings) Ce module, Répercussions de la structure et de la dynamique du modèle – Version 2, fait partie de « la série de modules de formation sur les PNT: Utilisation intelligente des PNT dans le processus prévisionnel ». Ce module explique comment une prévision modélisée ... Read more »
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Utilisation intelligente de la PNT dans le processus de prévision : Introduction
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-04-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(0 ratings) Cette leçon, qui fait partie de l'ensemble « Série de formation à la PNT : utilisation intelligente de la PNT dans le processus de prévision », présente à l'étudiant la série complète. M. Leroy Spayd, chef de la Division de la formation du National Weather ... Read more »
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Comment la PNT s'inscrit dans le processus de prévision
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-03-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(1 rating) Ce module d'introduction présente les fondements des autres modules de la nouvelle série traitant de la PNT : Utilisation intelligente de la PNT dans le processus de prévision. Nous présentons les quatre étapes du processus de prévision, tel que déterminé par les ... Read more »
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Déterminer les résultats de prévision plausibles
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-03-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(3 ratings) Le contenu de cette leçon aidera les prévisionnistes dans la troisième étape du processus de prévision, à savoir la détermination des résultats de prévision plausibles dans le temps. La leçon mettra en évidence le rôle des outils de prévision probabilistes afin ... Read more »
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Outils d'analyse, de diagnostic et de prévision à court terme
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-02-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(1 rating) La présente leçon est divisée en trois sections. La première section traite de l'importance de l'analyse et du diagnostic en matière d'évaluation de la prévision numérique du temps (PNT) dans le cadre du processus de prévision. Dans la deuxième section, nous ... Read more »
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Fournir une valeur ajoutée aux guides de PNT
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-02-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(6 ratings) L'objectif de ce module consiste à former les météorologues opérationnels des bureaux de prévision météorologique du National Weather Service (NWS) et d'ailleurs de manière à maximiser les possibilités, ceci afin de fournir une valeur ajoutée aux prévisions des ... Read more »
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Préparation en vue de l'évaluation des modèles de PNT
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-03-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(2 ratings) Cette leçon prépare le prévisionniste en vue de l'évaluation des analyses et des prévisions numériques du temps à l'aide de modèles conceptuels de l'atmosphère reposant sur des bases physiques et de l'« entonnoir d'analyse vertical ». Cet entonnoir divise ... Read more »
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Utilisation efficace des modèles à haute résolution
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-03-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip)
(7 ratings) Les modèles à haute résolution sont passés de la recherche aux opérations, aidant ainsi les prévisionnistes à tirer profit de renseignements supplémentaires à la méso-échelle tout en tenant compte de l'imprévisibilité inhérente à bon nombre de phénomènes à ... Read more »
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Comprendre le rôle des PNT déterministes par rapport à celui des PNT probabilistes
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2017-01-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(9 ratings) Ce module sur le rôle des prévisions numériques du temps (PNT) déterministes et des PNT probabilistes fait partie de la série de modules sur la PNT, regroupés sous le thème : Utilisation intelligente de la PNT dans le processus de prévision. Il porte d’abord sur ... Read more »
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Correction de biais des données du modèle de prévision numérique
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2016-02-18
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(1 rating) La leçon « Correction de biais des données du modèle de prévision numérique » décrit tout d’abord les éléments qui ont une incidence sur les biais dans les modèles de PNT : la continuité du régime, la synchronisation des caractéristiques qui ont une ... Read more »
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Casos de estudio de radar para el Caribe
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-31
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(29 ratings) Esta lección presenta algunos casos de estudio de radar basados en eventos ocurridos en el Caribe que destacan las señales radar características del tiempo severo. Estos casos presentan ejemplos de convección profunda, líneas de turbonada, ecos en arco, tornados y ... Read more »
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Caso de estudio de predicción de crecidas: versión internacional
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-01-29
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding
(156 ratings) Esta lección permite explorar el proceso de predicción de crecidas asumiendo el rol de pasante en las oficinas del servicio hidrológico de un país ficticio. En este escenario inventado, el personal experto en hidrología le guiará a través de un evento de inundación ... Read more »
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Guía de referencia para sistemas de alerta temprana de crecidas repentinas
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-09-15
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Hydrology/Flooding
(0 ratings) La Guía de referencia para sistemas de alerta temprana de crecidas repentinas pretende fomentar la implementación de sistemas de alerta temprana para crecidas repentinas sobre la base de métodos eficaces y comprobados que ya se están utilizando en diversas naciones ... Read more »
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Uso efectivo de los modelos de alta resolución
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2013-01-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip)
(28 ratings) Los modelos de alta resolución han pasado del ámbito investigativo al de las operaciones de pronóstico y si tenemos en cuenta la impredictibilidad inherente de muchos fenómenos de pequeña escala, aportan información adicional de mesoescala. Esta lección describe las ... Read more »
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Multispectral Satellite Applications: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Cycle, 2nd Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-06-11
Last Updated On: 2019-09-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Fire Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(64 ratings) This lesson describes satellite sensors and products used for monitoring the fire cycle, with an emphasis on both polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites. Product information is presented in the context of the fire lifecycle: from assessing the pre- and post-fire ... Read more »
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La poussière atmosphérique
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-11-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Satellite Meteorology
(14 ratings) Les tempêtes de poussière atmosphériques se retrouvent dans de nombreuses régions arides et semi arides du monde et peuvent avoir un impact sur le temps à l’échelle local, régional et même planétaire. Elles peuvent également affecter l’agriculture, la santé ... Read more »
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Teledetección por satélite, 2.ª edición
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-05-06
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(229 ratings) La segunda edición actualiza esta popular lección sobre la teledetección satelital con imágenes recientes de huracanes y otros fenómenos captadas por los satélites actuales. Esta lección va dirigida a cursos de secundaria y universitarios de pregrado. Después de ... Read more »
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S-290 Unidad 6: Estabilidad atmosférica
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-05-20
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Fire Weather
(506 ratings) La lección S-290 Unidad 6: Estabilidad atmosférica presenta los procesos meteorológicos relacionados con las condiciones atmosféricas estables e inestables y explica su impacto en el comportamiento del fuego. Esta unidad incluye información detallada sobre cómo el ... Read more »
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Maîtrise d'un téphigramme
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other
(15 ratings) Depuis l'arrivée des observations de radiosondages, les météorologues utilisent les diagrammes thermodynamiques pour analyser les données de sondage dans le cadre de la préparation de leurs prévisions météorologiques. Ce module examine en profondeur l'utilisation du ... Read more »
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Advanced Satellite Sounding: The Benefits of Hyperspectral Observation - 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-07-09
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(31 ratings) This lesson is an update to the 2008 expert lecture on hyperspectral observations presented by Dr. Mitch Goldberg, Program Scientist for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program. The lesson discusses what hyperspectral observations are, how they are made, some ... Read more »
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Temas de meteorología dinámica: El viento térmico
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2014-07-15
Last Updated On: 2016-06-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Other
(141 ratings) Esta lección explora los vínculos dinámicos entre temperatura, presión y viento en la atmósfera. La descripción cualitativa de dichas relaciones se complementa con notas matemáticas que les da un tratamiento cuantitativo. El módulo concluye con una descripción de ... Read more »
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Ensemble Applications in Winter
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2014-04-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip), Winter Weather
(39 ratings) This lesson provides an introduction to ensemble forecast systems using an operational case study of the Blizzard of 2013 in Southern Ontario. The module uses models available to forecasters in the Meteorological Service of Canada, including Canadian and U.S. global and ... Read more »
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Nighttime Radiation and Cooling of the Lower Atmosphere
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-06-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Other
(13 ratings) It is our common experience to observe that the lowest levels of the atmosphere cool down more slowly on humid nights than on dry nights. When the sky is cloudy we observe the atmosphere to cool even more slowly. Can longwave radiation fluxes alone explain these ... Read more »
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Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-09-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(44 ratings) This lesson introduces the VIIRS imager that operates on the current U.S. Suomi NPP satellite and is planned for future JPSS environmental satellites. VIIRS has many advanced features that improve both spectral and spatial resolution and enable the delivery of consistent, ... Read more »
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Satellite Feature Identification: Conveyor Belts
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2014-03-18
Last Updated On: 2017-02-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(175 ratings) Conveyor belts highlight important atmospheric processes that can be advantageous for making forecasts. They can be used for identifying general temperature patterns, defining the extent of cloud cover, predicting moisture return, evaluating stability, forecasting wind ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Detecting Clear Air Turbulence Over Southern Africa
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(62 ratings) Turbulence is a major concern for the aviation industry. It often goes undetected in cloud-free areas, catching pilots off guard when they fly into it. Turbulence can injure passengers and crew, and cause structural damage to aircraft. This makes it critical for aviation ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Convective Weather and Aviation in West and Central Africa
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-12-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(68 ratings) The hazards associated with convective systems present some of the most dangerous conditions encountered by aircraft and pose many challenges to aviation operations. When convection is forecast to develop, aviation forecasters are required to issue a series of warning ... Read more »
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GOES-R GLM: Introduction to the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2014-09-05
Last Updated On: 2016-05-04
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology
(214 ratings) This extension of the COMET module “GOES-R: Benefits of Next Generation Environmental Monitoring” focuses on the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, the satellite's lightning mapper. The GLM will provide continuous lightning measurements over a large ... Read more »
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Primary Influences on Water Temperature for Inland Streams
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-07-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society
(160 ratings) This lesson explores the primary influences, or drivers, on water temperature of inland streams and rivers. We use a simulated flight, or flyover, where we look down at the features of the South Boise River in Idaho. An unregulated as well as a regulated reach of the river ... Read more »
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Tropical Synoptic Meteorology Curriculum Package
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2013-08-06
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 10.00+ h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(0 ratings) The Tropical Synoptic Meteorology Curriculum Package is a university-level, online meteorology course package. It is freely available to interested institutions that are expanding their course offerings, particularly their online offerings. The course fulfills the synoptic ... Read more »
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Tropical Cyclone Intensity Analysis
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-05-15
Last Updated On: 2015-11-18
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(74 ratings) This lesson provides guidance for operational forecasters needing to combine different intensity methods to determine the intensity of a tropical cyclone. Each of the intensity methods is summarized, focusing on both strengths and weaknesses. These methods include the ... Read more »
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Writing TAFs for Convective Weather, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-01-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather
(230 ratings) "Writing TAFs for Convective Weather, 2nd Edition" uses a severe thunderstorm event to illustrate techniques for producing an effective Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) following current National Weather Service directives. The unit offers guidance for developing TAFs for ... Read more »
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Temas de meteorología dinámica: la fuerza del gradiente de presión
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-03-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other
(45 ratings) Este módulo es un objeto de aprendizaje sobre la fuerza del gradiente de presión, un aspecto fundamental en meteorología dinámica. Los objetos de aprendizaje están pensados para aclarar conceptos específicos y suplir los demás materiales de enseñanza de un curso. En ... Read more »
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Introduction to Electromagnetic and Electro-Optic Propagation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-03-11
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Radar Meteorology, Other
(226 ratings) This lesson describes the properties of electromagnetic and electro-optical radiation and how their propagation is affected by the atmosphere and weather. Atmospheric variables that affect EM propagation include temperature, moisture, pressure, and composition. These ... Read more »
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L'écriture de TAF relative aux plafonds et à la visibilité, édition pour l'Afrique
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2013-12-12
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather
(4 ratings) L’édition africaine du module «Écriture de TAF relative aux plafonds et à la visibilité» porte sur les processus de production d’une prévision d’aérodrome (TAF) efficace et qui satisfait aux directives de l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale ... Read more »
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Les courants-jets
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2013-11-26
Last Updated On: 2017-02-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(12 ratings) Ce module décrit les caractéristiques générales des courants-jets de haut niveau (les courants-jet polaire et subtropical, et le courant-jet d’est tropical) et de deux maximums majeurs de vent de bas niveau (le courant-jet de Somalie et le courant-jet d’est ... Read more »
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Dominio del tefigrama
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Other
(27 ratings) Desde los primeros radiosondeos, el diagrama termodinámico es la herramienta que el meteorólogo utiliza para analizar los datos de sondeo atmosférico en el proceso de preparación de las predicciones del tiempo. Este módulo examina a fondo el uso del tefigrama, el ... Read more »
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The Science of Radio Occultation and the COSMIC Mission
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-06-07
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(19 ratings) The lesson provides an overview of radio occultation and its contributions to our understanding of Earth's atmosphere as demonstrated by the COSMIC mission launched in 2006. The lesson is divided into three chapters: Chapter 1 describes the science of radio occultation and ... Read more »
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Using Scatterometer Wind and Altimeter Wave Estimates in Marine Forecasting
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2015-07-31
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Satellite Meteorology
(173 ratings) Scatterometers and altimeters provide a variety of space-based observations that are useful for marine analysis and forecasting as well as other applications. Key among the products are ocean surface winds from scatterometers and significant wave heights from altimeters. ... Read more »
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Basics of Visible and Infrared Remote Sensing
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2014-02-05
Last Updated On: 2016-05-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(443 ratings) This lesson presents the scientific and technical basis for using visible and infrared satellite imagery so forecasters can make optimal use of it for observing and forecasting the behaviour of the atmosphere. The concepts and capabilities presented are common to most ... Read more »
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Weather Observing Fundamentals
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-03-11
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Other
(157 ratings) "Weather Observing Fundamentals" provides guidance for U.S. Navy Aerographer's Mates, Quartermasters, and civilian observers tasked with taking and reporting routine, special, and synoptic observations. Although the focus of this lesson is on shipboard observations, much of ... Read more »
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Interviews with Frank Leitz, Senior Chemical Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-08-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, Environment and Society
(0 ratings) In these three short video interviews, Frank Leitz, Senior Chemical Engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation shares stories and lessons learned from his work on water purification and desalination projects. In the first video, “Lessons-learned: Cost-modeling for ... Read more »
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Understanding Heights and Vertical Datums
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-03-31
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(1018 ratings) Aimed at scientists, engineers, modelers and other technical users of GIS/mapping applications, this lesson provides a basic understanding of different vertical datums, how they are defined, some of their strengths and weaknesses and how to choose the appropriate datum for ... Read more »
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Microwave Remote Sensing: Land and Ocean Surface Applications, 2nd Edition
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-01-29
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(101 ratings) This lesson introduces the concepts and principles basic to retrieving important land and ocean surface properties using microwave remote sensing observations from polar-orbiting satellites. Section one reviews the advantages of microwave remote sensing from polar-orbiting ... Read more »
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Veille climatique satellitaire
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2015-05-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Satellite Meteorology
(11 ratings) La communauté scientifique internationale a identifiée un ensemble de variables climatiques essentielles (ECVs) qui devraient être surveillées pour mesurer le système climatique, son changement et son effet probable sur le climat futur. Les satellites environnementaux ... Read more »
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Productos radar en el Caribe
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2013-12-31
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Radar Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(11 ratings) Este módulo utiliza ejemplos de imágenes radar provenientes de distintas localidades del Caribe para mostrar los varios tipos de imágenes que están disponibles y presentar distintas estructuras meteorológicas y no meteorológicas que ilustran las estructuras que se ... Read more »
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Niebla tropical: breve estudio de la niebla que afecta a la aviación en Guyana
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-02-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Fog and Low Stratus, Satellite Meteorology
(16 ratings) Este módulo aplica al examen de los procesos de niebla en un lugar tropical —Guyana— algunos conceptos que se presentan en el módulo Niebla: procesos e impactos en la aviación. Después de una descripción general de los principales tipos de niebla, el módulo ... Read more »
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An Introduction to the Downscaled Climate and Hydrology Projections Website
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-01-28
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Climate
(1 rating) These two videos serve as an introduction to the Downscaled Climate and Hydrology Projections website. This website, the result of a collaboration between several federal and non-federal partners, provides access to downscaled climate and hydrology projections for the ... Read more »
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La radiación nocturna y la velocidad de enfriamiento de la baja atmósfera
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-02-26
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Other
(2 ratings) En nuestra experiencia habitual hemos observado que los niveles más bajos de la atmósfera se enfrían más despacio en noches húmedas que en noches secas. Cuando el cielo está nublado, observamos que la atmósfera se enfría aún más lentamente. ¿Podemos explicar ... Read more »
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El polvo atmosférico
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2014-05-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Satellite Meteorology
(56 ratings) En muchas de las regiones áridas y semiáridas del mundo, las tormentas de polvo atmosférico son una ocurrencia común cuyos impactos en las condiciones del tiempo, la agricultura, la salud pública, el transporte, la industria y la salud oceánica se sienten a nivel ... Read more »
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EUMeTrain's Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-02-25
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(1 rating) The Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology, or SatManu, provides detailed descriptions of approximately fifty atmospheric conceptual models at different scales from a satellite point of view. Each conceptual model has associated exercises and many have case studies that ... Read more »
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EUMeTrain's Synoptic Textbook
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-02-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 7.00 - 8.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology, Other
(0 ratings) This 190-page text, which is based on a series of university lectures, provides comprehensive information on synoptic meteorology. There's a general introduction to synoptics followed by chapters on tropospheric circulation, air masses, boundary layer and weather, wind ... Read more »
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Identification des éléments satellites : Les ceintures de transport
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2014-06-17
Last Updated On: 2017-02-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(7 ratings) Les ceintures de transport mettent en évidence d'importants processus atmosphèriques qui peuvent être avantageux pour effectuer des prèvisions. Elles peuvent être utilisèes pour dèterminer les configurations gènèrales de la tempèrature, évaluer l'ampleur de la ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition: Chapter 7: Synoptic and Mesoscale Systems
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-12-18
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(145 ratings) In this chapter, we examine the wide-variety of synoptic and mesoscale weather systems that affect the tropics, including, tropical easterly waves, upper tropospheric troughs, monsoon depressions, subtropical cyclones, westerly wind bursts, and cold fronts. Extratropical ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition: Chapter 6 Vertical Transport
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-09-15
Last Updated On: 2016-03-04
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Coastal Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), Tropical/Hurricanes
(73 ratings) This chapter examines vertical transport of heat, moisture, momentum, trace gases, and aerosols, including the role of tropical deep convection and turbulence. Diurnal and seasonal variations in surface fluxes and boundary layer depth are examined. The boundary layer is ... Read more »
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Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR)
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-12-19
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(0 ratings) Introduction to Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) provides national meteorological services worldwide, airlines, and aviation organizations with information about the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) aircraft-based observing system. The audience includes ... Read more »
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Las corrientes en chorro
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2014-07-08
Last Updated On: 2017-02-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(201 ratings) Este módulo describe las características generales de las corrientes en chorro en altura (el chorro polar, el chorro subtropical y el chorro tropical del este), así como dos importantes máximos de viento tropicales en niveles bajos (el chorro de Somalia y el chorro ... Read more »
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Marine Weather Services Incident Response and Decision Support
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-03-03
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Environment and Society, Emergency Management
(31 ratings) Marine Weather Services Incident Response and Decision Support provides guidance for forecasters tasked with supporting oil or chemical spills and other marine-focused incidents. The lesson follows an example spill event to help demonstrate marine forecasters' ... Read more »
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An Introduction to Geodetic Datums
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-07-01
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(1 rating) This series of short videos, produced in collaboration between NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program, provides an introduction to geodetic datums for anyone who uses mapping products or other geo-spatial tools. 1. What are Geodetic Datums? (4:36) In this ... Read more »
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Ondas tropicales del este
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-08-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(149 ratings) Esta lección describe las características de las ondas tropicales del este, como su estructura horizontal y vertical, su evolución, su velocidad y su frecuencia, y los métodos que empleamos para observar su movimiento y su transformación corriente abajo en el ... Read more »
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Understanding Marine Customers, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-06-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(366 ratings) Understanding Marine Customers, 2nd edition, introduces the different marine forecast customers and discusses what forecast information they need to know and why they need to know it. A better understanding of the needs of the marine forecast customer will lead to better ... Read more »
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Overview of Watershed and Channel Sedimentation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-01-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(265 ratings) This lesson provides an overview of the primary influences of watershed and channel sedimentation. In a short narrated portion of the lesson, we explore a section of the Rio Grande watershed and channel in New Mexico using Google Earth imagery, river profiles, and graphic ... Read more »
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Forecasting Sensible Weather from Water Vapour Imagery
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2016-03-29
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Other, Satellite Meteorology
(69 ratings) Forecaster nowcasting at the synoptic scale is rapidly being replaced by the numerical weather prediction models. However, there are plenty of opportunities for you as a forecaster to improve on those forecasts with simple comparisons of water vapour hand analyses and ... Read more »
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Quasi Geostrophic Omega Equation
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-06-30
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Other
(3 ratings) This learning object/widget is designed for upper-level undergraduates or forecaster interns who want to apply their knowledge of the Quasi-geostrophic Omega Equation to forecast situations. The interactivity helps users see how each variable interacts within the equation ... Read more »
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Applications des données d'ensemble l’hiver
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2014-08-12
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Numerical Modeling (NWP), QPF/QPE (Precip), Winter Weather
(1 rating) Cette leçon se veut une introduction aux systèmes de prévision d'ensemble à l'aide d'une étude de cas sur le blizzard de 2013 dans le sud de l'Ontario. Le module utilise les modèles à la disposition des prévisionnistes du Service météorologique du Canada, y ... Read more »
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Interacciones entre masas de aire tropicales y extratropicales en Sudamérica
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-07-29
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(26 ratings) Este módulo presenta dos casos de estudio centrados en las interacciones entre las masas de aire tropicales y extratropicales en Sudamérica. La lección describe dos modelos conceptuales que ilustran el entorno sinóptico y el efecto de los Andes en el movimiento ... Read more »
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La OMJ, las ondas ecuatoriales y la ciclogénesis tropical
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-08-19
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(47 ratings) Este caso de estudio examina la observación de la OMJ y las ondas ecuatoriales y su rol en la ciclogénesis tropical que le permitirá utilizar modelos conceptuales para comprender la estructura de la OMJ y las ondas ecuatoriales, aprender a identificar y observar dichas ... Read more »
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HYSPLIT Applications for Emergency Decision Support, 2nd Edition
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-09-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 3.00 - 4.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(66 ratings) This module helps forecasters provide decision support services during hazardous materials emergencies. Topics covered include: Types of weather data inputs required for short-range dispersion models typically used by emergency managers Types of inputs required to run the ... Read more »
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Tormentas locales severas tropicales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-09-18
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Tropical/Hurricanes
(114 ratings) Esta lección presenta un breve panorama de las tormentas locales severas en el trópico. Primero se describen los ingredientes básicos para la formación de las tormentas y se explica cómo evaluar el potencial de formación de tormentas a partir de sondeos. Luego se ... Read more »
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Enroute Icing
Languages: English, Deutsch, Español
Publish Date: 2015-11-12
Last Updated On: 2021-01-25
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(146 ratings) Aircraft icing has resulted in numerous accidents, some fatal. The problem is due, in part, to a lack of awareness on the part of aviation forecasters (and others) that icing is imminent. The lesson addresses this issue by presenting a process for forecasting enroute icing ... Read more »
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Circulaciones tropicales de mesoescala y locales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-10-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(59 ratings) Esta lección interactiva forma parte de un curso de meteorología sinóptica tropical de nivel universitario en internet diseñado para ayudar a satisfacer los requisitos instruccionales básicos en meteorogía en distintas partes del mundo. La lección trata los temas ... Read more »
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Sistemas convectivos de mesoescala tropicales
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-12-15
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology, Tropical/Hurricanes
(41 ratings) Los sistemas convectivos de mesoescala (SCM) se forman en todo el mundo y en algunos lugares llegan a ser la fuente de un porcentaje considerable de la precipitación anual. Los sistemas convectivos de mesoescala provocan inundaciones y, en algunos casos, vientos ... Read more »
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Introduction to Geodesy and Mapping
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-04-23
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(677 ratings) This lesson covers the topics of geodesy, datums, map projections, and map coordinate systems. Geodesy addresses the shape of the earth: the topographic surface, geoid, and best-fit ellipsoid. Datums addresses the position and orientation or the best-fit ellipsoid and the ... Read more »
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Inférer trois dimensions à partir de l'imagerie de vapeur d'eau
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2014-09-05
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(7 ratings) Nous acceptons l'espace en trois dimensions et une quatrième dimension, le temps. En conséquence, nous devrions accepter l'atmosphère sous des termes similaires. Cependant, nous nous butons souvent à des cartes en deux dimensions. L'imagerie de vapeurs d'eau peut nous ... Read more »
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Assessing NWP with Water Vapour Imagery
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2015-03-31
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP), Satellite Meteorology
(19 ratings) You've seen it happen repeatedly. Forecasters have a tough forecast ahead of them. But how are they supposed to know which model data will be the best one to help them come to a conclusion about the situation? In situations like this, the first step should always be to ... Read more »
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Forecasting Clear Air Turbulence for Aviation
Languages: Español, English
Publish Date: 2016-08-31
Last Updated On: 2020-03-20
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(343 ratings) This case-based, interactive lesson teaches a process for forecasting clear air turbulence (CAT) and applies it to a case that occurred over the U.S. Information about the synoptic patterns that generate CAT and the products and indices used to identify it are woven into ... Read more »
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Predicting Convective Cessation for Aviation Forecasters
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-09-30
Last Updated On: 2016-10-03
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology
(125 ratings) This module introduces aviation forecasters to a conceptual framework for analyzing, diagnosing and predicting convective cessation and resulting conditions near airports. Users will first learn about five main environments with respect to convection, and three patterns in ... Read more »
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Fundamentos de teledetección en el visible e infrarrojo
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-02-12
Last Updated On: 2017-07-10
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(45 ratings) Esta lección presenta las bases científicas y técnicas que el pronosticador necesita para aprovechar al máximo las imágenes satelitales en el visible e infrarrojo al observar y predecir el comportamiento de la atmósfera. Los conceptos y las prestaciones que se ... Read more »
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El ABI del GOES-R: la próxima generación de imágenes satelitales
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2014-10-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(116 ratings) Esta extensión del módulo de COMET GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación se centra en el generador avanzado de imágenes de base (Advanced Baseline Imager, ABI) de 16 canales a bordo del satélite. Gracias a su mayor cobertura espectral y ... Read more »
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Quasi Geostrophic Vorticity Equation
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2014-09-30
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Other
(1 rating) This learning object/widget is designed for upper-level undergraduates or forecaster interns who want to apply their knowledge of the Quasi-geostrophic Vorticity Equation to forecast situations. The interactivity helps users see how each variable interacts within the ... Read more »
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El GLM del GOES-R: introducción al sensor de rayos geoestacionario
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2014-12-03
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology
(120 ratings) Esta lección complementaria del módulo GOES-R: beneficios de la observación ambiental de próxima generación se centra en el instrumento denominado Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), el sensor de rayos del satélite geoestacionario GOES-R. El GLM medirá ... Read more »
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La prévision aéronautique immédiate en Afrique
Languages: Français, English
Publish Date: 2014-10-21
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Convective Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology
(1 rating) Le module sur la prévision aéronautique immédiate destinée à l’Afrique résume les techniques et les bonnes pratiques servant à produire une prévision à très court terme (0 à 6 heures) pour une zone limitée. Cette leçon d’une heure présente une étude de ... Read more »
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Produits aéronautiques du modèle WRF-EMS
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2014-12-05
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(2 ratings) Cette leçon illustre comment les informations issues du modèle de recherche et de prévision météorologique du système de modélisation environnementale (WRF-EMS) complètent les observations en surface, les images satellites et les modèles conceptuels de phénomènes ... Read more »
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Precision and Accuracy in Geodetic Surveying
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-10-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(0 ratings) This brief video focuses on the importance of both precision and accuracy in geodetic surveying and the difference between them. Produced in collaboration between NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program, this video is aimed at surveying professionals, ... Read more »
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Introduction to Meteorological Charting
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-07-23
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other
(1111 ratings) This lesson provides a brief overview of surface and upper-air data and how these data are plotted on meteorological charts. The content introduces various charting and reporting techniques, including station models, contour analyses, streamlines, and upper air maps. ... Read more »
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Ship-based Sea and Lake Ice Observing
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-08-25
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(64 ratings) Ships operating in areas with ice are expected to report conditions as part of standard weather reporting procedures. This lesson is aimed at those tasked with this responsibility, be they official or informal observers. The lesson begins with background information on ice, ... Read more »
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Principles of Celestial Navigation
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-04-23
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Geospatial, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(597 ratings) This lesson provides a basic introduction to celestial navigation for navigators, sailors, and others interested in the topic. It begins with the relationship between celestial coordinates and Earth coordinates and examines key celestial navigation parameters—geographic ... Read more »
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VLab's Conceptual Models for Southern Hemisphere
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2014-10-21
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 5.00 - 6.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) Conceptual Models for Southern Hemisphere is a joint project between four southern hemispheric regions: Argentina, Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The purpose of the project is to improve warnings and awareness of weather risks through the better understanding of ... Read more »
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NWP Essentials: NWP and Forecasting
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-04-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(340 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the complex and multifaceted process for creating a forecast. It also discusses how NWP fits into that process. In addition, the lesson provides a broad overview of the basic components of NWP and how they combine to produce a model ... Read more »
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NWP Essentials: Structure and Dynamics
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-04-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(106 ratings) This lesson is focused on how a model forecast and the interpretation of that forecast, is affected by the basic design of the model. Topics include how meteorological variables are represented in grid point and spectral models, fundamental differences between hydrostatic ... Read more »
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NWP Essentials: Data Assimilation
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-04-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(104 ratings) This lesson introduces the processes of model data assimilation. It also discusses the impacts of errors in the data assimilation on model forecasts and how a human forecaster can compensate for ... Read more »
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NWP Essentials: Model Physics
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-04-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(111 ratings) This lesson describes model parameterizations of surface, PBL, and free atmospheric processes. It specifically addresses how models treat these processes, how such processes can potentially interact with each other, and how they can influence forecasts of sensible weather ... Read more »
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NWP Essentials: Precipitation and Clouds
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-04-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(60 ratings) Both the processes of convection and of rainfall formation are typically subgrid scale, and require parameterisation. This lesson examines two types of precipitation parameterisation used by models: Convective parameterisation MicrophysicsThe lesson also ... Read more »
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Introduction to Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-03-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(441 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the physical processes and impacts of tropical cyclone storm surge. It provides an overview of the factors that affect storm surge, how it is measured, and the limitations associated with storm surge data. This online lesson is part ... Read more »
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Forecasting Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-05-13
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(114 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the various probabilistic guidance products used by the National Hurricane Center to forecast storm surge. It provides an overview of how these probabilistic surge products are created, their purposes, and why they are preferred to ... Read more »
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Use of Probabilistic Surge Guidance in Local Storm Surge Forecasting
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-07-20
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(61 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the probabilistic storm surge guidance used by the National Weather Service to assess local surge threats and impacts. It will provide practice in determining the chance that critical surge thresholds may be reached or exceeded and when ... Read more »
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Introducción a la meteorología tropical, 2ª edición, Capítulo 3: Circulación global
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2016-03-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(93 ratings) El capítulo comienza con un breve repaso de los principios generales de movimiento atmosférico, incluido el análisis de escala de los movimientos tropicales. Describe las circulaciones atmosféricas y oceánicas generales, incluida la circulación general en la ... Read more »
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Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI): What’s Different from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-01-27
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(43 ratings) This brief lesson provides an overview of the AHI on Himawari and highlights its differences from the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). It discusses AHI’s improved capabilities in spectral coverage, spatial resolution, and imaging interval over the MTSAT-2 imager; ... Read more »
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Gravity for Geodesy I: Foundations
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2017-03-22
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(395 ratings) The first of a two-part series, this 40-50 minute non-narrated interactive lesson is intended to help professionals with basic science background better understand the Earth’s gravity field and what causes its variations. Of particular interest to earth/physical ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: ciclogénesis
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-05-28
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(32 ratings) La lección Identificación satelital de estructuras: ciclogénesis utiliza imágenes de vapor de agua para presentar desde una perspectiva satelital las estructuras básicas asociadas con la formación y el desarrollo de los ciclones extratropicales. El caso de estudio ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: los ríos atmosféricos
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2017-05-02
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip), Satellite Meteorology, Winter Weather
(31 ratings) La lección Identificación satelital de estructuras: ríos atmosféricos presenta el fenómeno mundial de transporte de humedad denominado río atmosférico. Los ríos atmosféricos transportan la mayor parte de la humedad marítima de las latitudes bajas a las latitudes ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: cintas transportadoras
Languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch
Publish Date: 2015-07-09
Last Updated On: 2017-03-07
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(6 ratings) Las cintas transportadoras destacan importantes procesos atmosféricos que pueden ser de gran utilidad a la hora de preparar un pronóstico, ya que nos permiten identificar patrones generales de temperatura, definir la extensión del manto nuboso, predecir el retorno a un ... Read more »
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Identificación satelital de estructuras: inferir tres dimensiones en imágenes de vapor de agua
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2015-05-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(9 ratings) El ser humano concibe el mundo en términos de un espacio tridimensional y una cuarta dimensión, el tiempo. Si bien esto explica por qué conviene considerar la atmósfera en términos similares, a menudo solo contamos con mapas en dos dimensiones. Las imágenes de vapor ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Prevision du brouillard pour l'aviation: etude de cas du Kenya
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2015-01-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(3 ratings) Ce cours vise à améliorer les prévisions aéronautiques du brouillard dans l'espace aérien africain, en apprenant aux prévisionnistes à faire des prévisions plus fiables, en utilisant l'imagerie satellitaire, la prévision numérique du temps, et d'autres données ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Détection de la turbulence en air clair : etude de cas de l’Afrique du Sud
Languages: English, Français, Español
Publish Date: 2015-01-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(7 ratings) La turbulence est une préoccupation majeure pour l'industrie aéronautique. Elle reste souvent non détectée dans les zones sans nuages, prenant les pilotes au dépourvu quand ils y volent. La turbulence peut occasionner des blessures aux passagers, aux membres ... Read more »
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ASMET 7: Orages et activités aéronautiques en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
Languages: English, Français
Publish Date: 2015-01-13
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Aviation Weather, Satellite Meteorology
(12 ratings) Les risques associés aux systèmes convectifs constituent une partie importante des situations dangereuses vécues par les aéronefs et posent de nombreux défis à l’exploitation aéronautique. Lorsque des orages sont prévus se développer, les prévisionnistes ... Read more »
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Estimación de la precipitación: medición
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-05-22
Last Updated On: 2016-08-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, QPF/QPE (Precip), Radar Meteorology
(135 ratings) Esta lección explica cómo estimar las precipitaciones observadas. A través de ilustraciones, animaciones y materiales interactivos, la lección presenta una visión global del método científico empleado para estimar la precipitación por medio de diversas plataformas ... Read more »
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Introduction to Climatology for the Tropical Pacific Islands
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-10-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Climate, Tropical/Hurricanes
(300 ratings) This lesson provides information on climatology—what it is, the factors that create an area's climate, and the sources and uses of climate information. Focused specifically on tropical Pacific islands, the content covers the key features influencing climate in that region ... Read more »
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GOES-R ABI: A Nova Geração das Imagens de Satélite
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2016-12-16
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(22 ratings) Esta extensão do módulo “GOES-R: Benefícios da Nova Geração de Monitoramento Ambiental” do COMET, está focada no instrumento ABI, o imageador de 16 canais do satélite. Com o aumento da cobertura espectral, maior resolução espacial, maior frequência de imagens ... Read more »
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GOES-R GLM: Introdução ao Mapeador Geoestacionário de Raios
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2016-11-03
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Meteorology
(17 ratings) Esta extensão do módulo “GOES-R: Benefícios da Próxima Geração de Monitoramento Ambiental” do COMET foca no instrumento denominado Geostationary Lightning Mapping (GLM), o mapeador de raios do satélite GOES-R. O GLM fornecerá medidas contínuas de raios numa ... Read more »
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GOES-R: Benefícios da Próxima Geração de Monitoramento Ambiental
Languages: English, Español, Português
Publish Date: 2016-12-07
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Satellite Meteorology
(25 ratings) Este módulo é uma introdução à próxima geração de Satélites Geoestacionários Operacionais Ambientais da série R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, GOES-R) da NOAA. Ele foca no valor e benefícios esperados e derivados de um maior conjunto de ... Read more »
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Les bases de la télédétection satellitaire dans le visible et l'infrarouge
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-02-11
Skill Level: 0
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(21 ratings) Ce module présente les bases scientifiques et techniques nécessaires pour l'utilisation de l’imagerie satellitaire visible et infrarouge permettant aux prévisionnistes météo d’observer et de prédire le comportement de l’atmosphère. Les concepts et les ... Read more »
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JPSS River Ice and Flood Products
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-03-16
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Hydrology/Flooding, Satellite Meteorology
(39 ratings) This lesson introduces hydrologists, meteorologists, and the education community to two new JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite System) satellite capabilities for monitoring river ice and flooding. It begins by describing the need for information on river ice and flooding, the ... Read more »
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Storm Surge and Datums
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-04-02
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Emergency Management, Geospatial, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Tropical/Hurricanes
(181 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the orthometric and tidal datums used to describe tropical cyclone storm surge measurements and forecasts. It provides a general overview of how to interpret storm surge forecasts using various vertical datums. This online lesson is ... Read more »
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WMO Product Access Guide
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-02-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) The Product Access Guide is a web-based resource maintained by the World Meteorological Organization to (i) facilitate online search for quality-controlled, documented satellite-based data products from providers worldwide, related expert groups, and training material, (ii) ... Read more »
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WMO Satellite User Readiness Navigator (SATURN)
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-02-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) The SATURN (SATellite User Readiness Navigator) developed jointly by WMO and meteorological satellite operators provides unified access to information that helps users to prepare for the new generation of meteorological satellites to be launched in the 2015-2020 timeframe. ... Read more »
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WMO Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)/Space
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-02-14
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Satellite Meteorology
(0 ratings) OSCAR/Space, the “satellite” component of the WMO OSCAR resource, contains updated quality-controlled information on past, present and future satellite missions, instruments and related characteristics, covering a period from 1960 up to 2050, which adds up to 500+ ... Read more »
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Climate and Water Resources Management, Part 1: Climate Variability and Change
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-02-25
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.00 - 1.25 h
Topics:
Climate, Environment and Society, Hydrology/Flooding
(356 ratings) Climate is changing at unprecedented rates in recorded history. A variety of lines of evidence demonstrate that climate change is likely to affect the hydrologic cycle and thus create new challenges in water management. This requires that climate change information be ... Read more »
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Introduction to the NWS National Blend of Global Models
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-09-30
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .25 - .50 h
Topics:
Numerical Modeling (NWP)
(29 ratings) The National Blend of Global Models was developed to utilize the best available science and provide a consistent National Weather Service forecast product across the U.S. This lesson describes the background and motivation for the National Blend and includes comparisons of ... Read more »
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Operational Models Encyclopedia
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2021-02-08
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 h
Topics:
Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Modeling (NWP), Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(0 ratings) The availability of numerical guidance from NWP models has been an important component of operational forecasting for decades. For many, the output from this numerical guidance was produced by a mysterious “black box”. Rules for using and adjusting the guidance for ... Read more »
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Use of Probabilistic Guidance in Local Tropical Cyclone Wind Forecasting
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-09-30
Skill Level: 2
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(69 ratings) This lesson describes the role of forecasters in supporting emergency managers during tropical cyclones with a focus on the wind hazards. It provides an overview of the wind speed products produced by the National Weather Service, including how they are used to create local ... Read more »
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Introducción a la hidrografía
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-09-17
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.50 - 2.00 h
Topics:
Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami, Geospatial
(184 ratings) Este módulo describe el campo de la hidrografía en relación con la cartografía náutica y la navegación. La lección cubre la creación de las cartas náuticas y explica quién las crea, los productos que están disponibles y cómo encontrarlos y ... Read more »
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Sea Level Change: Datums and Terminology
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-09-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Geospatial, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(229 ratings) This lesson addresses how sea level is determined and applied. It starts with a general discussion of the surfaces that form the basis of measurement, called datums, then looks more closely at the vertical datums that form the basis of height measurements. We cover tidal ... Read more »
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Determining the Onset and Risk of Tropical Cyclone Winds
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-07-01
Last Updated On: 2018-07-24
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(215 ratings) This lesson introduces forecasters to the probabilistic guidance products used by the National Hurricane Center to assess tropical cyclone wind threats. It provides an overview of how these probabilistic wind speed products are created, their purposes, and how to interpret ... Read more »
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Tropical Cyclone Forecast Uncertainty
Languages: English, Español, Français
Publish Date: 2015-09-09
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: .50 - .75 h
Topics:
Tropical/Hurricanes
(250 ratings) This lesson introduces learners to the uncertainty and errors in forecasting the track, timing, and intensity of tropical cyclones. It provides an overview of how the National Hurricane Center’s cone of uncertainty is constructed, as well as its uses and common ... Read more »
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Ecuación de la vorticidad cuasigeostrófica
Languages: English, Español
Publish Date: 2015-06-05
Skill Level: 3
Completion Time: .75 - 1.00 h
Topics:
Other
(1 rating) Este objeto de aprendizaje fue diseñado para los estudiantes avanzados de pregrado y los pasantes de predictor que deseen aplicar sus conocimientos de la ecuación de vorticidad cuasigeostrófica a las situaciones de pronóstico. La calculadora muestra los datos ... Read more »
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Two Right Feet? Understanding the Difference Between U.S. Survey Feet and International Survey Feet
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2015-05-08
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(1 rating) This video explains the difference between the U.S. survey foot (sft) and the international survey foot (ift) and the importance of this distinction when working with map projections. It will be helpful to surveyors, planners and anyone who needs to convert map coordinates ... Read more »
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Ocean Acidification
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-04-22
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 1.25 - 1.50 h
Topics:
Climate, Oceanography/Marine/Tsunami
(328 ratings) The chemistry of the world’s oceans is changing. Ocean acidity is creeping upward, a result of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. The added carbon dioxide depletes seawater of carbonate, a chemical constituent of minerals that form the shells and structures of animals ... Read more »
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Best Practices for Minimizing Errors during GNSS Data Collection
Languages: English
Publish Date: 2016-02-10
Skill Level: 1
Completion Time: 0 - .25 h
Topics:
Geospatial
(3 ratings) Aimed at surveyors and GIS professionals who use geodetic-quality GNSS equipment to determine positions for land planning, coastal monitoring and other purposes, this video covers best practices for reducing errors in the areas of: 1. location and environment, 2. equipment ... Read more »