Dr. Timothy Spangler 2011

1. Dr. Timothy Spangler 2011

2. COMET Fast Facts Staff of 42 Free usage Annual budget $6.5 million 1,185 universities have participated in COMET activities since 1990 600 hours of online distance learning 179,000 registered MetEd users 10 weeks of residence courses and virtual courses

3. COMET Sponsors and Partners NOAA • National Weather Service • National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (NESDIS) Military • Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command International and Other • Meteorological Service of Canada • Australian Bureau of Meteorology • EUMETSAT • National Environmental Education Foundation

4. Award Winning Program Finalist Recognition International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2009 For Polar Lows Ungava Bay 01 December 2000 Recognized with the 2010 NOAA CLO Learning in Practice Certificate of Merit for “Excellence in Content” 2004 Louis J. Battan Authors Award, K-12 Category for Hurricane Strike!™ 2009 National Weather Association Public Education Award American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award 2006 2000 Hurricane Conference Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Hurricane Preparedness 2008 NSF and the Journal ScienceInternational Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: Semi-Finalist 2005 Honorable Mention in the non-interactive media category of the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Bronze Medal for Boundary Detection & Convection Initiation 4

5. www.meted.ucar.edu MetEd en español www.meted.ucar.edu/index_es.htm 5

6. MetEd Registration Statistics18 Jan 2011 6

7. Module Topic Areas Environmental Education Aviation CoastalWeather Fire Climate Hydrometeorology MesoscaleMeteorology International Activities Northern Latitudes Space Weather Tropical Meteorology Marine Met & Oceanography SatelliteMeteorology Numerical Weather Prediction Road Weather 7

8. Áreastemáticas de los módulos Ambientey sociedad Aviación Meteorologíacostera Incendios Clima Hidrometeorología Meteorologíade mesoescala Actividadesinternacionales Latitudes norte Meteorología espacial Meteorologíatropical Meteo. marina y oceanografía Meteorologíasatelital Predicciónnuméricadel tiempo Meteorología paracarreteras 8

9. FY10 Satellite Module Usage 9

10. COMET Modules on Satellite Topics • Advanced Satellite Sounding: The Benefits of Hyperspectral Observation • Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing: Ocean Wind Speed and Direction • An Introduction to POES Data and Products • An Introduction to the EUMETSAT Polar System • Blowing Snow: Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada 04-10 February 2003 • Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data • Deformation Zone Analysis • Deformation Zone Diagnosis • Deformation Zone Distribution • Determining Visibility • Dust Enhancement Techniques Using MODIS and SeaWiFS • Dynamic Feature Identification: The Satellite Palette • Feature Identification Exercises: Clouds, Snow, and Ice Using MODIS • Feature Identification Using Environmental Satellites • Forecasting Dust Storms • FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC • GOES-R: Benefits of Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring • Imaging with NPOESS VIIRS: A Convergence of Technologies and Experience • Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Tropical Remote SensingApplications • Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean Bold = published in last 5 years 10

11. COMET Modules on Satellite Topics • Microwave Remote Sensing: Overview • Microwave Remote Sensing: Clouds, Precipitation, and Water Vapor • Microwave Remote Sensing: Land and Ocean Surface Applications • Microwave Remote Sensing Resources • Multispectral Satellite Applications: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Cycle • Multispectral Satellite Applications: RGB Products Explained (Newest satellite publication!) • NexSat: Preparing Users for the NPOESS/VIIRS Era • Operational Satellite Derived Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP) • Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 1: POES Introduction • Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 2: Microwave Products and Applications • Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 3: Case Studies • Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster (POES) Module 4: Soundings • Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Microwave Analysis of Tropical Cyclones • Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery • Remote Sensing of Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere with MODIS • Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Speed and Direction:An Introduction to Scatterometry • Remote Sensing Using Satellites • Satellite Feature Identification: Blocking Patterns • Satellite Feature Identification: Ring of Fire • Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection • Satellite Meteorology: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder Bold = published in last 5 years 11

12. COMET Modules on Satellite Topics • The SPoRT Center – Infusing NASA Technology Into NWS WFO • Toward and Advanced Sounder on GOES? • Visible and Infrared Dust Detection Techniques • Vorticity Maxima and Comma Patterns • Vorticity Minima and Anticomma Patterns Translated Modules • 17 en Español , 9 en Francais Bold = published in last 5 years 12

13. Most Recent Publications 13

14. GEOSS in the Americas • NOAA’s contribution via GOES coverage over South America • GOES-12 moved to 60 deg to replace GOES-10 in May 2010 • COMET resources: • Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection Selección del canal del GOES • Satellite Meteorology: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder Meteorología satelital: introducción al uso de la sonda atmosférica del GOES 14

15. Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, TextbookTropical Remote Sensing Applications Chapter 15

16. Published June 2010 • RGB compositing techniques are a powerful way to distill and highlight salient information • Module provides an introduction to basic methods and “best practices” • Also available Aplicaciones satelitales multiespectrales: explicación de los realces RGB 16

17. Module Updates & Adaptations • Forecasting Dust Storms (V2 published Dec. 2010) • Update satellite detection techniques & more modeling information • Satellite Meteorology:GOES Channel Selection (Update in progress) • Improvements to GOES-N/O/P (13/14/15) data and data availability 17

18. An Introduction to the EUMETSAT Polar System 18

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20. The ESRC: EnvironmentalSatelliteResourceCentermeted.ucar.edu/esrc 20

21. Upcoming Activities 21

22. ASMET 22 Project restructured in 2010 (ASMET II) to produce shorter modules in a faster time frame 2011: Publishing three case studies on flooding in South and West Africa and drought in East Africa 2012: Publishing three additional modules for East, West, and South Africa COMET created and maintains ASMET website

23. Aviation Coastal Weather Convective Weather Climate Fire Emergency Management Environment and Society Fog Marine/Oceans Hydrometeorology International Activities

24. MesoscaleMeteorology Mountain Meteorology Numerical Weather Prediction Northern Latitude Other QPF Satellite Meteorology Radar Meteorology Tropical Meteorology Winter Weather Space Weather

25. Metrics 25

26. COMET Modules • By Topic as of 11 February 2011

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28. FY10 Satellite Module Users 28

29. International Activities Joint training activities with EUMETSAT, Meteorological Service of Canada, and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Module Distribution: 29

30. FY10 Satellite Module Specific Usage 30

31. FY10 Non-English Module, Usage 31

32. FY10 ESRC Usage, Minutes by Country 32

33. Total Registrants by Affiliation29 January 2007 - 15 February 2011 33 33

34. Total Registrants By Education 29 January 2007 - 15 February 2011 34 34

35. User Sessions by Topic 29 January 2007– 10 February 2011 35 35

36. User Sessions by Topic for State, Local, and Sub-affiliations 29 January 2007 – 10 February 2011 36

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