Monday, 19 April : (Optional Tutorial Begins at 1:30PM)
| Workstation Orientations | - |
| Workstation Orientation--GARP and AWIPS | Kiessling/Page |
| Practice Session--GARP | - |
| Practice Session--AWIPS | - |
| Workstation Orientation--RAMSDIS-X | Todd Smith/Watson |
| Practice Session--RAMSDIS-X | - |
Tuesday, 20 April : (Class Officially Begins at 8:30AM)
| Welcome to SatMet Class | Byrd/Mostek |
| Introduction | Kidder |
| Review of NWS Integrated Sensor Training (IST) Program - IST Professional Development Series (IST) |
Mostek |
| Radiative Transfer | Rabin (CIMSS) |
| Map Discussion Approach followed by Map Discussion | Brueske/Mostek |
| Radiative Transfer continued | Rabin |
| Laboratory Exercise : Radiative Transfer (1.5h) | Rabin/Kidder |
| SatMet Virtual Classroom -- Access to COMET Resources |
Mostek/Page |
Wednesday, 21 April : (Classes Begin at 8:00AM Throughout the Course)
| Meteorological Sounders -Retrieval Methods -Soundings and Derived Products |
Rabin |
| Laboratory Exercise : Soundings/Derived Products (1.5h) | Kidder |
| GOES Imager Channels -Spectral Bands -Enhancements -Multichannel Applications with Focus on the Shortwave IR Channel |
Dostalek (CIRA) |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Laboratory Exercise: GOES Image Observation/Interpretation | Dostalek |
| Mesoscale Cloud Climatology | Gould |
Thursday, 22 April :
| Water Vapor Imagery | Kidder |
| Laboratory Exercise : Water Vapor Imagery | Kidder/Mostek |
| Class Picture | All Participants |
| The Ft. Collins Flood - (Special lunch seminar) | Weaver (CIRA) |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Nowcasting Convection and Severe Weather | Weaver |
| Multi-channel Analysis - 4 April 1997 High Plains Storm | Moore - Spokane |
Friday, 23 April :
| Case Study I | Weaver |
| Multi-spectral Analysis of Convection | LaDue (OTB) |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Planning On-station Training- -SatMet Virtual Classroom |
Mostek/Brueske/Kidder |
| Satellite Data, Products/Information on the Net | Kidder |
| Laboratory Exercise : Network Resources & HTML | Kidder |
| MidCourse Review | Kidder |
Weekend - Study for Quiz
Monday, 26 April:
| AWIPS
Requirements: GOES Imagery and Quantitative Products -Short Course on Satellite Meteorology |
Gray (NESDIS) |
| Integration of Satellite and Radar Data* | Motta (CIRA) |
| AWIPS Satellite Imagery* | Motta |
| Satellite-derived Wind Products | Gray |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Using Satellite Data in AWIPS NWS Western Region AWIPS Page |
Schrab (NWS/WR) |
| AWIPS CASE Lab | Schrab/Motta/Mostek |
| Review for Quiz | Kidder |
Tuesday, 27 April :
| Quiz | Kidder |
| GOES Imager/Sounder Calibration and Image Quality | Hillger (CIRA) |
| Tropical Applications | DeMaria (CIRA) |
| Polar-Orbit Satellite Observations | Hufford/Kidder/Dills |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Case Study II | Wesley/Brueske/Mostek |
Wednesday, 28 April :
| Video with NWS HQ | Mandt (Director, OM) |
| -GOES Status & Product
Assessment Plan -GOES Data Assessment Programs |
Gurka (OM) |
| Precipitation Forecasting | Gurka |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| Precipitation Forecasting (cont) | Gurka |
| Laboratory Exercise : QPF (2.0h) | Gurka |
| Class Dinner | All Participants |
Thursday, 29 April : Class Officially Ends at 3:30PM
| Quiz Summary | Kidder |
| Aviation and Marine Applications | Ellrod (NESDIS) |
| Laboratory Exercise : Aviation and Marine Forecasting (2.0h) | Ellrod |
| Map Discussion | Brueske |
| SatMet Virtual Classroom- Review Planning for On-station Training - Individual Site Plans and Resources - Meet with your SOO/MIC - Followup at COMET |
Students/ Kidder/Brueske |
| Graduation (3:00 PM) | Kidder/Brueske/ Brown/Pagel |
Classroom Education and Teletraining
