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Monday February 25

0830     Jet streaks and cyclogenesis I (Russ Schneider)

0930     Break/evaluation input

0945     Jet streaks and cyclogenesis II (Russ Schneider)

1045     Break/evaluation input

1100     Regional case presentations

1200     Lunch

1300     Daily weather briefing (course participants)

1330     Jet streaks and cyclogenesis lab (2001-2-12 to 2001-2-15 central North America) (Toth/Lewis/Schneider)

1530     Depart for NCAR

1545     NCAR visit

Tuesday February 26

0830     Slantwise convection (Kent Johnson)

0930     Break/evaluation input

0945     Slantwise convection lab (2000-12-31 BC) (Kent Johnson)

1045     Break/evaluation input

1100     Recent changes in Canadian NWP (André Plante)

1200     Lunch

1300     Daily weather briefing (course participants)

1330     Winter lightning (Colin Price)

1430     Break/evaluation input

1445     Downslope windstorms (Kent Johnson)

1545     Break/evaluation input

1600     Downslope windstorm lab (Kent Johnson)

1700     Reception #2

Wednesday February 27

0830    West coast heavy QPF (Matt Kelsch)

0915    Break/evaluation input

0930    QPF in a mesoscale model with complex terrain (Greg Poulos)

1015    Break/evaluation input

1025    Regional Case Presentations

1135    Lunch

1235    Daily weather briefing (course participants)

1300    Vertical motions froma Q-G and PV perspective/QPF (John Gyakum)

1345    Break/evaluation input

1500    Real-time QPF lab

Thursday February 28

0830     Sub-zero microphysics and Doppler observations (Isztar Zawadzki)

0930     Break/evaluation input

0945     Operational applications of weather radar (Mike Leduc)

1045     Break/evaluation input

1100     Microphysics and precipitation type (Dan Baumgardt)

1200     Lunch

1300     Daily weather briefing (course participants)

1330     Microphysics and precipitation type (Dan Baumgardt)

1430     Break/evaluation input

1445     Radar forecasting lab (Mike Leduc)

Friday March 1

0830     An overview of polar orbiter satellite imagery (Stan Kidder)

0930     Break/evaluation input

0945     An overview of water vapour satellite imagery (Scott Bachmeier)

1045     Break/evaluation input

1100     Northern applications of POES imagery (Ed Hudson)

1200     Lunch

1300     Daily weather briefing (course participants)

1330     Blowing snow and blizzards (Ed Hudson)

1430     Break/evaluation input

1445     Blowing snow lab (Ed Hudson)

1615     Final evaluation input and course wrap up

Week 1 Schedule

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