1. Collaborative Effort for High Quality Training
Baltic course
on Convection -
Collaborative Effort for
High Quality Training
Izolda Marcinonienė (Lithuanian HMS)
Vesa Nietosvaara (EUMETSAT)
Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba

2. Introduction The initiative of 4 countries EUMETSAT support
Some statistics
The Baltic+ course history
Instructors
Participants E E LV LT PL
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3. We used Training Cycle for planning
Our needs:
Become more competent in satellite meteorology
Improve professional awareness and skills
Solve regional problems and discuss with teachers
Create closer relationship between colleagues
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4. We applied various learning solutions
Online and classroom parts
From simple to complex tasks
Animations
No silent questions – active audience
Individual presentations
Group work and presentations
From simple to complex tasks: Do I catch the meaning correctly?

5. Before the course: During the course: After the course:
Theme
Training development plan
Structuring the training along the Convection Working Group (CWG) guidelines
Resources and forums on the Moodle platform
Preparation of Collaborative case studies
Schedule
During the course:
Online and classroom phases
Presentations on Collaborative case studies
Analysis of satellite information from pre-convective to mature stage
Practice on simulator
Group/individual presentations
After the course:
More competent
Change of mindset
Assessment
Share experience
Practice on simulator: you can highlight that this type of exercise combines the lessons learned during the course, and allows the forecasters to Structuring the training along the Convection Working Group (CWG) guidelines: here you could actually also show the slide (I have added it in the end of the presentation, you can click at the actually integrate the products using a real convective case.
More competent: particularly in using the available convective products skillfully.

6. Satellite Convection Product Guidance

7. WHY CONVECTION?

8. Frequency of events (1961–2016)

9. ONLINE PHASE
13 FEBR – 3 MARCH

10. SCHEDULE

11. Training zone

12. Convection development
„Sandwich” Overshooting Brightness Rapid Develop.
HRVIS+Lightnings HRVIS+IR 10.8µm Top Temp µm Thunderstorm
UTC
Cloud top brightness temperature (BT), its gradients and minima;
detection and characteristics of the overshooting tops;
detection and tracking of storm cores and storm “cells”;
anvil growth;
special “severity-related” cloud top features:
- MCC (Mesoscale Convective Complex, Maddox, 1980’s),
- cold-U (enhanced-V) and cold-ring shaped storms;
BT differences between various IR-window bands => storm top microphysics, low-level tropospheric moisture boundaries;
BT differences between IR-window and absorption bands (WV, CO2, O3) => cloud top height, wind vectors, lower-stratospheric moisture detection, ...
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13. CLASSROOM PHASE IN VILNIUS
14-16 MARCH

14. SCHEDULE

17. Pre-convective situation
List of satellite products used for analysis at different stages of the convection process (Dr.B. Lapeta, Dr.P. Struzik)
Pre-convective situation
Chan 6.2, GII KI, LI, TPW, LPW, profiles
NWC-SAF SAI, LPW
MPEF AMA, DIV
Satellite sounding (T, Td, Geopotential, Wind)
RGB Airmass, RGB_24h_micro
Convection initiation
Images HRV, IR, RGB compositions,
RGB Convection ,
NWC-SAF RDT, CT, CI,
MPEF CTH, OCA
TOVS /NOAA sounding
Rapid Scan – (HRV)
Storm development
Overshooting Tops (WV-IR)
IR Colour Enhancement (M. Setvak palette),
WV, Sandwich,
MPEF CTH, OCA
NWC-SAF CT, CRR

18. Practice on Simulator (case of 11-07-2016)
Prepare a warning map by 16 UTC
Issue a warning at least 1 h before the expected phenomena

19. Emotions

20. Conclusions Challenge and necessity: Certificates A good investment
From uncertainty to new satellite data and practical usage
A step forwards
Check personal skills
Certificates
A good investment
Sharing the knowledge

21. We implemented our action plans
Mainly practice on face-to-face meeting
Exercises, emotions and social events helped to create memory
Publish at the EUMETSAT training bulletin
Presentation at ECSS
create memory: and also helped to enhance the learning experience.
Common presentation: means…?

22. Recommendations Know the actual needs
Competent instructors team - very important
Detailed training development plan – good help and necessity
Professional audience
Review and gather feedback

23. Thank you!