djrusk58@gmail.com 2018-07-18 08:34:19

A basic course but well suited as an intro to convection in the tropics.

hulk4life 2018-05-16 23:20:21

It was tuff but i passed it though.

AngelMo48 2018-05-16 15:06:15

fun

johnoliver83 2018-03-28 15:08:25

great information

renelazo 2018-03-27 15:54:40

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woodardjen78 2018-02-26 16:22:57

i enjoy this site

rpossert 2017-12-13 19:35:16

Great flow of information describing the severe storms in the tropics.

natestaff1 2017-11-02 11:15:15

Quiz material is not covered adequately in the lesson. Very Poorly worded questions. Would like to know what I missed, and what the correct answers were. I printed the lesson and could not even look up the right answers due to phraseology or your answers are wrong, but don't know because you don't show me what is correct. Negative learning.

jancae 2017-10-28 23:28:19

Good course

funguy1988 2017-10-22 16:24:26

great tornado lesson

Bauyrzhan 2017-09-27 02:31:17

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mdasta 2017-09-25 18:50:55

I thought that the lesson itself was well laid out, however many of the questions asked were not explicitly covered in the lesson, they were sort of implied throughout. I would like to see the questions better match what is being covered in the lesson.

Katiebranch05 2017-09-09 18:42:29

So helpful and easy to learn!

Matthew Gordon 2017-08-26 16:37:24

Awesome!!

navinsinghweather 2017-08-12 04:05:05

This module provided clear and detailed explanations about severe storms in tropical areas, their mechanisms of formation, and factors which increase their likelihood of formation. This module helped build my meteorological knowledge as well as my meteorological conceptual understanding.

SEQLDstorms 2017-06-26 03:17:39

Love to see videos and any more information

cheese99 2017-04-26 00:33:07

Well put Well pu together teaches àlot about thunderstorms thanks

spttr17 2017-02-15 16:04:46

One of the questions in the lesson appeared to have no explanation in the text. Other than that, this lesson was a well-written primer on tropical severe local storms. It answered questions I had succinctly and was a great review of basic weather phenomena in and out of the tropics.

AbrahamT 2016-12-07 16:55:56

good

jltharp 2016-12-06 10:52:22

A very basic but good overview of tropical thunderstorms and associated hazards. COMET needs to correct an error early in the module where it states "As the atmosphere becomes more stable, the LI is more negative."

salwaghani 2016-11-12 20:20:21

This course improve my understanding in thunderstorms (and its associates) that occur in tropics.

Gindon 2016-09-08 01:53:10

Very good learn

reg2007manyathelo 2013-11-07 09:41:39

Although this was my first module on convective weather, I want to do more modules so that i can be able to learn more about nowcasting forecast and do it fot my country BOtswana as one of the developing countries.

NormanX 2013-11-03 07:11:35

This was my refresher course and I still love learning all I can about weather. For those who just want to know about the course, its a must have for anyone who lives in Florida. Thanks again.

cavalcante 2013-07-24 12:30:19

I only recently completed the SKYWARN Spotter Training course and took this to add to my very limited knowledge of weather and storms. I must say that it has definitely increased my understanding of these very unique and distinct weather events. With no formal weather training whatsoever a few of the terms were unknown to me but the concepts were clearly explained so that I was able to pass the quiz with no notes on the first attempt. Having lived on the east coast my whole life and been through numerous hurricanes, severe storms, a close tornado and one bad direcho, I recommend this to anyone that would like to increase their understanding of local storms and how they develop. Thank you!

eduardo53926@aol.com 2013-07-22 18:09:19

Although this is a simple, Level 1 module, it is worth taking since it explains the difference between a typical mid-latitude tornado and a typical tropical tornado. I liked the part that explained how vertical wind shear and horizontal wind shear are two separate and distinct processes. I really enjoyed this module.

At the end of this module, learners should be able to:

• Describe the ingredients necessary for thunderstorm formation
• Describe how soundings can be used to identify environments conducive to thunderstorm formation
• Describe the ordinary thunderstorm lifecycle
• Recall the distribution of lightning in the tropics
• Describe the formation, structure, duration of multi-cellular storms
• Describe the structure and formation mechanisms of supercells and supercell tornadoes
• Use radar and satellite imagery to identify different types of thunderstorms particularly supercells
• Describe the structure and formation of non-supercell tornadoes
• Describe the structure and formation of waterspouts
• Describe the structure and formation of dust devils
• Compare and contrast the size, duration, and wind speeds of tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils
• Describe hazards associated with each type of thunderstorm
• Describe thunderstorm downdrafts and their impacts

severe local storms in the tropics, ordinary thunderstorms, multicellular thunderstorms, supercells, tornado, thunderstorm downdrafts, dust storms, haboob, non supercell tornado, waterspouts, dust devil, microburst, macroburst, gustnado, tropical tornado