JPSS Training Plan BY JOREL TORRES 1, BERNIE CONNELL 1, STEVE MILLER 1, BRIAN MOTTA 2 AND TONY MOSTEK 2 JPSS SATELLITE LIAISON 2016 OCONUS INTERCHANGE MEETING HONOLULU, HAWAII 29 JUNE 2016 COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ATMOSPHERE (CIRA) 1, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER (OCLO) 2

NWS Training Guidance adapted for JPSS Basic Remote Sensing Characteristics of Satellites FY16 FY17 and Beyond January 2017 Launch Pre-requisites *Slide from Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO)*

NWS Training Guidance adapted for JPSS Basic Remote Sensing Characteristics of Satellites NWS-Specific development AVHRR vs JPSS Leo vs Geo Strengths & Weaknesses FY16 FY17 and Beyond January 2017 Launch Foundation Pre-requisites *Slide from Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO)*

NWS Training Guidance adapted for JPSS Basic Remote Sensing Characteristics of Satellites NWS-Specific development AVHRR vs JPSS Leo vs Geo Strengths & Weaknesses FY16 FY17 and Beyond January 2017 Launch Application Forecast/ warning process Phenomena based Baseline products Service areas minute mini-modules Quick Guides Foundation Pre-requisites *Slide from Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO)*

NWS Training Guidance adapted for JPSS Basic Remote Sensing Characteristics of Satellites NWS-Specific development AVHRR vs JPSS Leo vs Geo Strengths & Weaknesses FY16 FY17 and Beyond January 2017 Launch ApplicationExercise Forecast/ warning process Phenomena based Baseline products Service areas minute mini-modules Quick Guides Simulations Local training initiatives “As it occurs” training Evolve initial satellite concept of operations Foundation Pre-requisites *Slide from Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO)* NCC Imagery highlighting the Fort McMurray Wildfires

NWS Training Guidance adapted for JPSS Basic Remote Sensing Characteristics of Satellites NWS-Specific development AVHRR vs JPSS Leo vs Geo Strengths & Weaknesses FY16 FY17 and Beyond January 2017 Launch ApplicationExercise Make it Stick Forecast/ warning process Phenomena based Baseline products Service areas minute mini-modules Quick Guides Simulations Local training initiatives “As it occurs” training Evolve initial satellite concept of operations Reference materials in AWIPS Repeat…practice Blogs Seasonal readiness Peer-to-peer sharing Storm-of-the month webinars Demonstrated performance O2R Optimize implementations for operations Update for evolving science Put in IDSS and WRN context Foundation Pre-requisites Continued Learning *Slide from Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO)*

SATFC-G Training Flow Chart Foundational Satellite Training Topic Lead Training Developer Training Module Produced Module Reviewed by SME’s Modifications made by Training Developer Draft of Module is Ready for External Review Edits made by Training Developer if Needed Training Module Uploaded into the LMS

JPSS-Formal Training Plan for NWS operational meteorologists  First Draft: January 2017 by Bill Ward and Jordan Gerth  Combines foundational material and applications with focus on specialized/regional utilities.  Ensure user awareness of the value of polar-orbiting satellites.

Objectives for NWS forecasters 1) Be able to interpret imagery and products from microwave, imager, and sounder. 2) Be familiar with polar-orbiting satellites, their orbits, and the primary instruments on-board those satellites. 3) Develop understanding about how JPSS adds observational value to the forecast process.

Foundational Satellite Training Topic Run TimeMaterial to be covered Existing Training Resources Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing, sounders, review of imager. 1 hour and 20 minutes Comparing microwave bands to infrared bands. Basics of emissivity. Active verse passive remote sensing. Training developed from COMET, CIRA, CIMSS, GINA, NASA- SPoRT Introducing Suomi- NPP, JPSS, GCOM 1 hour and 20 minutes Introduction of satellites, their relative orbits, instrumentation on- board satellites and existing channels. Training developed from COMET, CIRA, CIMSS, GINA, NASA- SPoRT Basic Forecast Applications 1 hour and 20 minutes DNB, NCC, NUCAPS. Uses of imagery. How polar orbiting satellites inform NWP. Training developed from COMET, CIRA, CIMSS, GINA, NASA- SPoRT JPSS Training Overview

Category Product and Applications TOWR-S Experiment Group (Yes, No), month Run TimeMaterial to be covered Existing Training Resources Product Applications for JPSS

Additional talking points on JPSS Training  Quick Guides of individual bands, JPSS products in AWIPS-II.  Expand on existing training.  Highlight Uniqueness of JPSS Products.  Use of RGB’s.  Update “master list” of Remote Sensing Learning Objectives to include JPSS.  Interact with the STAT team and other trainers in Boulder (early September).

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