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GOES-R Series Faculty Virtual Course
GOES-R Series Faculty Virtual Course
About this webinar series
COMET develops and produces webinars such as those featured in the GOES-R Series Faculty Virtual Course. This course's seven webinars, led by key experts in the satellite field, provide an introduction to the new capabilities and applications offered by the latest-generation GOES-R series weather satellites. The information presented builds on existing online resources available on MetEd and elsewhere to provide university faculty and others with a solid basis for using GOES-R/16 data in coursework and student research projects.
The following webinar focuses on the Geostationary Lightning Mapper. Other subjects in this course include the Advanced Baseline Imager, Tropical Cyclones, Severe Storms, RapidScan Imaging, Aviation Products, and Multispectral RGB Components.
Translation of Our Instructional Materials
Translation of Our Instructional Materials
About this service
Since 2005, COMET has been translating key lessons into multiple languages and hosting them on the MetEd website, which is also available en español. Through the publication of over 150 Spanish and 75 French lessons, we’ve developed expertise in the translation of complex scientific materials. Our processes and approach to quality assurance are well respected throughout the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) community.
In addition, COMET developed the Translation Resource Center (TRC) to support the WMO community's efforts to expand the availability of training materials through translation. The TRC offers resources to guide a translation effort, and a forum to exchange ideas and resources. It contains the Guide to Translation Project Management, which was developed as a collaborative WMO Global Campus project by COMET and the Meteorological Service of Canada, with funding by NOAA's National Weather Service International Activities Office.
Storm Surge AR
Storm Surge AR
About this mobile app
The COMET Program recently released Storm Surge AR, its first Augmented Reality app. This app allows you to see the potential impacts of hurricane storm surge inundation and visualize how it could affect your home. The app also offers helpful information about preparations prior to the arrival of a hurricane. To find the app, search for "Storm Surge AR" in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
The COMET AR Team designs and produces WebGL VR and headset VR/AR experiences (GearVR, GoogleVR, Oculus), as well as Android and iOS AR apps for mobile devices.
3D-PAWS (3D-Printed Automatic Weather Station)
3D-PAWS (3D-Printed Automatic Weather Station)
About this joint initiative
Many surface weather stations in developing countries and rural communities suffer from incorrect siting, poor maintenance and limited communications for real-time monitoring. The 3D-PAWS initiative offers a practical solution to this problem by facilitating local construction of reliable, low-cost surface weather stations and connecting them to observation networks with the goal of reducing weather-related risk. 3D-PAWS has already increased meteorological observations in Barbados, Curacao, Kenya, Uganda, Austria, Germany, the U.S. and Zambia. A detailed 3D-PAWS user manual is available online.
The 3D-PAWS initiative, a project of the International Capacity Development Program (ICDP), has been launched by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the US National Weather Service International Activities Office (NWS IAO), with support from the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
Current design of the 3D-PAWS. This configuration consists of a 3-cup anemometer, wind vane, tipping bucket rain gauge, temperature, relative humidity, light, and pressure sensors.
Screenshot from the 3D-PAWS user manual.
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