Use of the Virtual Resource Library

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The Genesis of IPWG at Colorado State
Universitys TAMASAG Conference Center
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The WMO/CGMS Virtual for Education and Training
in Satellite Meteorology aka The Virtual for
Satellite Training and Data Utilization

• Jim Purdom, CIRA
• Jeff Wilson, AuBOM
• Co-Chairs, VL Management Group

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Virtual Laboratory for Education and Training in
Satellite Meteorology

• WMO and operators of operational meteorological
  satellites have formed the Virtual Laboratory for
  Training in Satellite Meteorology
• Virtual Laboratory - collaborative effort joining
  the major satellite operators across the globe
  with WMO Centres of Excellence in satellite
  meteorology
• Centres of Excellence serve as the
  satellite-focused training resource for WMO
  Members
• - Seven WMO Regional Meteorological Training
  Centres, the Australian Bureau of
  Meteorology Training Centre and Oman
• - Five satellite operators are NOAA/NESDIS,
  EUMETSAT, Chinas NSMC, IMD and JMA
• Supported by three major science groups
• International TOVS Working Group (ITWG)
• IPWG (International Precipitation Working Group
  (IPWG)
• IWWG (International Winds Working Group)

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Virtual Lab Mission

• The Virtual Laboratory for Satellite Training and
  Data Utilization (VL) has been established to
  maximize the exploitation of satellite data
  across the globe.  It is a collaborative effort
  joining the major operational satellite operators
  across the globe with WMO centers of excellence
  in satellite meteorology.  Those centers of
  excellence serve as the satellite-focused
  training resource for WMO Members.

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Collaboration is the key to success
IMD
San Jose Costa Rica
Narobi Kenya
Buenos Aires Argentina
Oman
San Jose Dos Campos Brazil
EUMETSAT
NESDIS
Niamey Niger
Virtual Laboratory December, 2000
Bridgetown Barbados
JMA
NSMC
Nanjing China
Melbourne Australia
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Some of the Key Players In the VL at a WMO Expert
Team Meeting
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In conjunction with APSATS 2006High Profile
Training Event (HPTE)

• 16-27 October 2006 simultaneous training period
  involving all WMO Regions
• All CoE involved in classroom training and/or
  interactive on-line lectures
• 4 key on-line lectures provided globally
  (scheduled twice to account for time differences,
  some translated)
• Inter-regional on-line discussion on a live
  situation with image/product interpretation
• A Project Plan endorsed by WMO and CGMS

• Demonstration of VL efficiency and relevance at
  global scale
• Fostering cooperation at global and regional
  level (focus groups)
• Training opportunity for all WMO Regions

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Use of the Virtual Resource Library
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Goals

• Understand how to use the Virtual Resource
  Library as a stand alone system or as a resource
  using Internet for
• Stand alone tutorials
• Access to products
• Access to

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Virtual resource Library Contents
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Multiple tutorials On 9 different topics some
with sound
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Training tutorial topics on the VRL

• Basic Remote Sensing and GOES Channel Selection
  (1)
• GOES (3)
• Polar Orbiting Earth Satellites POES (7)
• Remote sensing with MODIS (1)
• Feature identification with MODIS (2)
• Deriving Ocean surface wind speed and direction
  from satellites (1)
• Satellite applications in synoptic meteorology
  (4)
• Next Generation POES System (2)
• Meteosat Second Generation (1)

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A portion of the tutorial page
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Clicking on the description button for
Provides information about the module and gives
the user the option to start the module or to
reture to either the tutorials page or the entry
page to the VRL (main page), as illustrated below.
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Available tutorials, 1 of 2

• GOES
• Introduction to GOES
• GOES 3.9 channel
• Advanced Uses of GOES Imagery
• Polar Orbiting Earth Satellites POES
• An Introduction to POES Data and Products
• Module 1 POES Introduction and Background
• Module 2 POES Microwave Products and
  Applications
• Module 3 POES Case Studies
• Module 4 POES Soundings
• POES Microwave Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
  (Audio)
• Operational Satellite Derived Tropical Rainfall
  Potential (TRaP) (Audio)
• Remote sensing with MODIS
• Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere
  with MODIS (Audio)
• Feature identification with MODIS
• MODIS Feature Identification using environmental
  satellites (Audio)
• MODIS Feature Identification Exercises Clouds,
  Snow, and Ice Using MODIS (Audio)

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Available tutorials, 2 of 2

• Deriving Ocean surface wind speed and direction
  from satellite
• Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Speed and Direction
  An Introduction to Scatterometry (Audio)
• Satellite applications in synoptic meteorology
• Satellite data and NWP training modules (english,
  spanish and french)
• Mid-latitude conceptual models SatManu
• Isentropic Conceptual Models and Satellite
  Analysis
• Blowing Snow Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada 04-10
  February 2003 (Audio)
• Next Generation POES System
• NPOESS The Next Generation Polar-orbiting
  Operational Environmental Satellite Program
  (Audio)
• Imaging with NPOESS VIIRS A Convergence of
  Technologies and Experience (Audio)
•  Meteosat Second Generation
• METEOSAT Second Generation Channels and
  Applications (Ppt format)

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Virtual resource Library Contents
PowerPoint lectures with learning and action
guide as well as supporting paper, some have
accompanying lab exercise
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PowerPoint lectures with learning and action
guide as well as supporting paper, some have
accompanying lab exercise

• Climatology (satellite based)
• Fires (natural hazards)
• GOES and Polar Satellite Introduction
• Meteosat Second Generation material from EUMETSAT
  
• Mesoscale Convection
• Multispectral and hyperspectral imagery
• Multispectral remote sensing and applications
• Severe Weather (Convective)
• Sounding the atmosphere from satellites
• Tropical Weather (including Dvorak technique)
• VISIT and how to use it
• Virtual Lab resources
• Volcanoes (natural hazards)

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Clicking on a topic, such as Mesoscale
Convection gives access to the

• PowerPoint lecture with accompanying notes with
  each slide (in notes section of PowerPoint
  lecture)
• Learning and actions guide which tells the
  session goals and resources for the topic
• If available, a paper on the topic

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Learning and action guide example Mesoscale
Convection

• Session Goals
• You should be able to
• Understand conceptual models of convective
  development
• Recognize the intrinsic linking between vertical
  forcing and instability in convective development
  and evolution
• Recognize the underlying importance of
  differential heating and vorticity generation in
  the development and evolution of convection
• Understand the importance of precipitation and
  storm outflow to the generating and sustaining
  convective development and evolution
• Recognize the importance of surface heating and
  the various factors that influence it in the
  development of instability and the atmospheres
  ability to support convection
• Increase the forecasters skill in incorporating
  satellite data in nowcasting
• Resources
• PowerPoint Lecture with selected notes
• Paper Purdom_Paper Mausm_pix.doc earlier
  sections address general convective development
  and outflow boundaries
• Tutorials (on electronic notebook or available
  over Internet)
• Advanced uses of GOES imagery
• http//www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/advimgry/advimg
  ap.htm
• Detecting Low-level Thunderstorm Outflow
  Boundaries At Night Using GOES
• http//www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/visit/lto.html
  
• Possible use of MCIDAS and Hydra to investigate
  convection and its development

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Virtual resource Library Contents
Analysis and Training tools, hydra is
available on DVD, most require
Internet Connection
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Tools on VRL or in the process of being added

• VisitView Builder- Used to prepare and deliver
  material for internet training
• McIDAS - Used to display and manipulate digital
  satellite data
• Envi FreeLook - Used to create 3 channel color
  combinations
• SATAID - Used to access and display digital
  satellite data
• Hydra - Used to investigate multispectral data
• AHABS - Used to perform principal component
  analysis on digital satellite imagery

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Virtual resource Library Contents
Requires Internet Connection Links to Virtual
Laboratory Sponsors and Resource Libraries
There is also information On live training
events And Online courses And Quizzes
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Four text Covering Applications and
theory, Analysis of imagery, Role of Satellites
in WMO, and Agency Plans
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General Texts on VRL

• Applications With Meteorological Satellites
• WMO Technical Document 1078 by Dr. W. Paul Menzel
  (2001), with 2005 update version.
• Analysis And Use Of Satellite Imagery
• JMA publication of 6 chapters outlining the use
  of satellite imagery (English)
• The Role of Satellites in WMO Programmes in the
  2010s
• Published in 2003
• Reports By The International Satellite Agencies
• Will be converted to Internet Links, current
  version on VRL is from 2003

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Applications With Meteorological Satellites
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Analysis and Use of Satellite Imagery
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Atmosphere, Land and Ocean Products from
different sources with description on VRL.
Access to product requires Internet connection
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Below Is An Example Of An Atmosphere Product
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From the link on the previous slide, animation
example of blended TPW from 22 27 October 2005
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Below Are Examples of a Land and an Ocean Product
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Some digital data are on DVD. Also provided are
Internet links for digital MODIS and GOES data
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Requires Internet. Links to the IPWG
(precipitation) and ITWG (sounding) web
sites where algorithms and additional Information
may be downloaded
Precipitation
Soundings from ATOVS
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Virtual resource Library Contents
Requires Internet. Go to WMO homepage http//www.
WMO.ch and access WMO Space Programme
Needs Updating to WMO homepage
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Conclusion

• The Virtual Resource Library (VRL) is a powerful
  tool for both receiving and providing training.
• Certain portions of the VRL can provide access to
  near real-time products that may be useful for
  operational applications.
• Use your Virtual Lab (VL) focus groups to further
  discuss products, applications and training.
• Coordinate with your respective Center of
  Excellence for improvements to the VL and VRL