1. Patrick Parrish, Bryan Guarente The COMET Program 25 July 2010 Vlab Management Group Meeting An Overview of the COMET Program and its Contributions to Satellite Meteorology Training

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3. NOAA National Weather Service National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (NESDIS) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS- formerly NPOESS) US DoD Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Air Force Weather International Meteorological Service of Canada EUMETSAT (European Meteorological Satellite Agency) Australian Bureau of Meteorology Other US Government National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) Bureau of Land Management National Science Foundation (through UCAR) 3 Sponsors and Funding Organizations

4. 4 Our Primary Websites http://meted.ucar.edu http://www.comet.ucar.edu

5. Recent MetEd Enhancement Media integrated into search 5

6. 6 COMET Modules By Topic as of May 2010 COMET Modules By Topic as of May 2010 Modules may be double counted if they appear in multiple categories

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8.  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 (Version 1)  FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC  Imaging with NPOESS VIIRS: A Convergence of Technologies and Experience  Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Chapter 3: Tropical Remote Sensing Applications  Microwave Remote Sensing Resources  Microwave Remote Sensing: Clouds, Precipitation, and Water Vapor  Microwave Remote Sensing: Land and Ocean Surface Applications  Microwave Remote Sensing: Overview  Multispectral Satellite Applications: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Cycle  NexSat: Preparing Users for the NPOESS/VIIRS Era 8 Satellite-specific Module Titles

9.  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  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 Meteorology: Case Studies Using GOES Imager Data  Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection (Version 1)  Satellite Meteorology: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder  Satellite Meteorology: Remote Sensing Using the New GOES Imager  Satellite Meteorology: Using the GOES Sounder  The SPoRT Center – Infusing NASA Technology Into NWS WFO  Tropical Meteorology, Chap 3: Tropical Remote Sensing Applications  Visible and Infrared Dust Detection Techniques  Vorticity Maxima and Comma Patterns  Vorticity Minima and Anticomma Patterns Translated Satellite Meteorology Modules  13 en Español, 8 en Français 9 Satellite-specific Module Titles (cont)

10.  Multispectral Satellite Applications: RGB Products Explained! (June 2010)  Toward an Advanced Sounder on GOES? (Jan 2010)  Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery (Dec 2009)  Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean (June 2009) (Coming soon in French)  GOES-R: Benefits of Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring (Dec 2008)  Advanced Satellite Sounding: The Benefits of Hyperspectral Observation (Oct 2008)  Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data (Jun 2008) (French & Spanish available)  Multispectral Satellite Applications: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Cycle (2007) (Spanish available)  An Introduction to the EUMETSAT Polar System (2006) (French available)  Microwave Remote Sensing module series (2006-2008) Overview Clouds, Precipitation, and Water Vapor (Spanish available) Land and Ocean Surface Applications (Spanish available) Microwave Resources  Dynamic Feature Identification: The Satellite Palette (2006-2010) Vorticity Maxima and Comma Patterns (French available) Vorticity Minima and Anticomma Patterns (French available) Deformation Zone Analysis (French & Spanish available) Deformation Zone Diagnosis (French available) Deformation Zone Distribution 10 Recent Satellite-specific Modules

11. 11 Distance Learning Course on Microwave Remote Sensing Distance Learning Course on Microwave Remote Sensing

12. 12 Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Chapter on Remote Sensing Applications

13. 13 Some titles available in multiple languages

14. 14 Most Recent Module, June 2010

15.  GOES Channel Selection, Version 2 (Original is most popular module)  Climate Monitoring from Satellites  Forecasting Dust Clouds (International Focus)  Forecasting Dust Storms, Version 2  NPP on the Road JPSS  Benefits of Satellites to the Transportation Industry  Additional modules in preparation for the GOES-R era Update to materials to reflect NPOESS  JPSS transition and more modules where we will highlight current and future polar and geostationary capabilities! 15 Forthcoming Satmet Modules

16. Originated as a community request in an NPOESS Training Resources Development Workshop in May 2006. Intended to provide a single point-of- access to the large range of useful information and training resources about LEO and GEO satellites from all sources. Desire to provide numerous “bite-sized” resources (in addition to full modules) for quick reference and just-in-time learning. - Other search engines, TOO much and material not trustworthy Another Resource, the ESRC!

17. Site initially published September 2008, Enhanced V1.1 published April 2009, Multi-lingual V2.0 published July 2010 The ESRC

18. Major investment and ongoing commitment from our satellite sponsors, primarily the NPOESS IPO and NOAA NESDIS. Also a growing use by the WMO Virtual Laboratory Search Functionality and Results

19. More about the ESRC

20. The COMET Program:  Maintain the website  Populate it with our own materials, including smaller, focused learning-objects derived from our larger training modules  Provide the necessary quality assurance and monitoring to ensure that all resources are appropriate and well described before being made available The Community:  Utilize and submit materials that you know and trust using the online form ESRC Roles and Responsibilities

21.  Version 2.0 of the ESRC is published which includes the ability to use the site in Spanish  The Environmental Satellite Resource Center is at: http://meted.ucar.edu/esrc A simple FREE registration is required to use the site

22. 22 Questions? Comments? Contact us at: pparrish@comet.ucar.edu or guarente@comet.ucar.edupparrish@comet.ucar.eduguarente@comet.ucar.edu Contact us at: pparrish@comet.ucar.edu or guarente@comet.ucar.edupparrish@comet.ucar.eduguarente@comet.ucar.edu

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