Satellite Training and Education

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Satellite Training and Education

• Anthony Mostek
• NOAA/NWS/Training Division
• Mark DeMaria, James Gurka and Tim Schmit
• NOAA/NESDIS

GOES Users VI Madison, WI 4 November 2009
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Key Points for Training

• The Satellite Training Community
• Satellite Activities Results
• Evolving Technology Operations
• Feedback/Issues from Users
• Prepare for Break Outs

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NOAA Training Community

• Dedicated NWS Training Division
• Many Partners in NOAA
• NESDIS Cooperative Institutes Programs
• International
• EUMETSAT, WMO Space Programme Virtual Laboratory,
  Canada/MSC,
• Centres of Excellence,
• Focus Groups,

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NOAA COMET EUMETSAT - WMOWorking Together
for Satellite Training
Env Satellite Resource Center
Users Developers
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Goal of Training Impact Performance of Staff

1. Tornado Warning - Lead Time
2. Tornado Warning - Accuracy
3. Tornado Warning False Alarm Ratio
4. Flash Flood Warning Lead Time
5. Flash Flood Warning Accuracy
6. Winter Storm Warning Lead Time
7. Winter Storm Warning Accuracy
8. Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hrs)
9. Hurricane Intensity Error (Knots)
10. Aviation Forecast Accuracy
11. Aviation Forecasts False Alarm Ratio
12. U.S. Seasonal Temperature Skill
13. Precipitation Forecast Day 3 Accuracy
14. Marine Wind Speed Accuracy
15. Marine Wave Height - Accuracy

Reach ALL NOAA Forecasters, Hydrologists,
Scientists Managers
Aviation, Climate, Decision Support, Fire WX,
Hydrology, NWP, Ocean, Tropical,
Tsunami, Winter Wx, International,
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How Does Training Program Work?
Implementation Plan Design/Develop Training
Analyze Needs thru Workshops
Evaluate
Track via NOAA LMS
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Challenge Training Resources from Many Programs

• Primary Training funds from Forecasts Warnings
• Training funding requirements from Other
  Programs

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Satellite HydroMeteorology (SHyMet) Course
Dedicated to Operational Satellite Users Funded
by NESDIS (GOES) with Assistance from NWS
Training Division
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SHyMet Course Tracks

• SHyMet for Interns (Bernie Connel et al Poster)
• Basic Training
• SHyMet for Forecasters
• Development nearing completion
• Hydrology, moisture, precipitation, aviation,
  future
• SHyMet for Tropics
• Satellite Interpretation in the Tropics.
• SHyMet for Hydrologists
• Hydrology content focus
• Currently in planning
• Some early development available

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2007/09 NOAA LMS Statistics

• Over 13,000 Registered Users
• 400 NOAA Developed Custom Courses
• COMET, VISIT NWS Training Division
• Another 1000 Off-the-shelf Courses
• Over 70,000 certificates (passed Quiz)
• OPM requires monthly reports NOAA Leads!

New LMS started June 07
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2007/09 MetEd/COMET Statistics

• Over 100,000 registered users
• Total Countries 200
• Over 425,000 module sessions
• 91,000 quizzes attempted (80,000 certificates)
• Over 41,000 modules downloaded
• NOAA LMS MetEd 150,000 Completions!

Registration system started February 07
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Feedback Satellite Training May 2009 Workshop

• Ease of AWIPS interrogation
• - Currently, several step process to get POES
  GOES sounder data.
• - Should be click-and-go process.
• - Need an interactive sampling capability
  (similar to todays pop-up SkewT)
• - Especially true of GOES sounder data.
• Quick turnaround from research-to-operations
• - Can be cumbersome/time consuming process to
  get new data on AWIPS.
• - GOES Proving Ground and AWIPS2 may be very
  beneficial.

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Big IssueIncreased Data Flow Fire Hoses
Changing Operations
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SolutionData Integration/Synergy Blended TPW
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Breakouts - Food for Thought

• Rapid Changes in Technology Operations
• How can NOAA improve how it prepares for new
  satellites?
• How to get Products Services to more NOAA
  Users?
• How can Training Program work most effectively
  with Proving Ground to connect Development
  Operations Communities?

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Contact Information
Anthony.Mostek_at_noaa.gov VISIT -
rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit/visithome.asp COMET
METED - meted.ucar.edu NOAA LMS -
https//doc.learn.com/noaa/nws Proving Ground
cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes_r/proving-ground.html
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Current StatusIncreased Data Flow Hose to
Trickle?

• Over 2 gigabytes of satellite now
• Major processing/comms challenges
• Difficult to add obs/products into operations
• Opportunities to improve before launch!

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Proving Ground Training

• Evolving NOAA Operations
• Decision Support Services - DSS

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GOES-R Proving Ground Partners
Green Bay, WI WFO
Sullivan, WI WFO
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Satellite Studies Madison, Wisconsin
Sterling, VA WFO
Cheyenne, WY WFO
Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology
Center New York, NY
Cooperative Institute for Research in the
Atmosphere Fort Collins, Colorado
La Crosse, WI WFO
NWS HeadquartersCooperative Institute for
Satellite Climate Studies Center for Satellite
Applications and Research Office of Satellite
Data Processing and DistributionGOES-R Program
Office University of Maryland Baltimore
County Maryland
Boulder, CO WFO
Eureka, CA WFO
EPA Research Triangle Park, NC
NWS Central Region Kansas City, MO
Melbourne, FL WFO NASA Kennedy Space Center
NWS Alaska Region Anchorage, Alaska
NWS Pacific Region Honolulu, Hawaii
NCEP Tropical Prediction Center Joint Hurricane
Testbed Miami, Florida (Planned for FY2010)
NCEP National Centers for Environmental
Prediction NWS National Weather Service WFO
Weather Forecast Office
NCEP Storm Prediction Center Norman, OK
WFO National Severe Storms Laboratory University
of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale
Meteorological Studies Norman, Oklahoma Hazardous
Weather Testbed- Experimental Forecast and
Warning Programs
Huntsville, AL WFO University of Alabama
Huntsville NASA Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center Huntsville, AL
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SolutionData Integration/Synergy Blended TPW
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Training Succeeds Most When You Receive
Stakeholder Buy-In

• Stakeholder Support For Training
• AA, Office Directors, etc...
• All NOAA Offices
• NESDIS is getting Onboard!