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Below you'll find a list of all of the VISIT training sessions currently available, listed in reverse chronological order. To sort them by a different column, click the column heading at the top to reorder them. For modules organized into courses by topic, check out SHyMet

Title Topic Developed Level Instructor(s) Recorded Talking points Live Training Length (Min)
VIIRS Satellite Imagery in AWIPS Satellite 2013 Basic Bachmeier; Lindstrom N N Y 45
AWIPS Blended Rain Rate Product Satellite 2012 Basic Van Til Y N N 10
Forecaster Training for the GOES-R Fog/low stratus (FLS) Products GOES-R Proving Ground 2012 Basic Pavolonis; Calvert Y Y Y 60
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Cyclogenesis GOES-R Proving Ground 2012 Basic Bikos Y Y Y 30
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Low Clouds and Fog GOES-R Proving Ground 2012 Basic Bikos Y Y Y 30
GOES-15 Becomes GOES-West Satellite 2011 Basic Van Til; Motta Y N N 30
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 2 Aviation / Satellite 2011 Basic Braun Y Y N 90
Objective Satellite-Based Overshooting Top and Enhanced-V Anvil Thermal Couplet Signature Detection GOES-R Proving Ground 2011 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 60
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Severe Weather GOES-R Proving Ground 2011 Int Bikos Y Y Y 60
Synthetic Imagery in Forecasting Orographic Cirrus GOES-R Proving Ground 2011 Basic Bikos Y Y Y 30
Morphed TPW Detection (MIMIC) Satellite 2010 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 45
Regional Satellite Cloud Composites from GOES Satellite 2010 Basic Connell Y Y N 50
Aviation Hazards Aviation / Sat 2009 Basic Braun Y Y N 180
Volcanoes and Volcanic Ash Part 1 Aviation /Sat 2010 Basic Braun Y Y N 140
Basic Satellite Imagery Interpretation in the Tropics Tropical / Sat 2010 Basic Bikos Y Y Y 60
The UW NearCasting Product GOES-R Proving Ground 2010 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 45
Water Vapor Imagery Analysis for Severe Weather Severe / Sat 2010 Int Bikos Y Y Y 75
Convective Cloud-top Cooling GOES-R Proving Ground 2010 Int Lindstrom Y Y Y 45
POES and AVHRR Satellite Products in AWIPS Satellite 2010 Basic Lindstrom, Bachmeier N Y Y 45
Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP) Tropical 2010 Basic Bikos Y N N 18
ASCAT Winds Satellite 2009 Basic Van Til Y N N 34
Blended TPW Products Satellite 2009 Basic Van Til Y N N 19
TC Intensity Model Guidance used by NHC Tropical 2009 Basic Rhome; Landsea Y N Y 60
TC Track Model Guidance used by NHC Tropical 2009 Basic Rhome; Landsea Y N Y 60
GOES Imagery for Forecasting Severe Weather Severe / Sat 2008 Int Bikos Y Y Y 75
Interpreting Satellite Signatures Satellite 2008 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 45
QuikSCAT Winds Satellite 2008 Basic Van Til Y N N 60
Satellite Interpretation for Coastal Effects Satellite 2008 Basic Bikos; Braun Y Y Y 75
Basic Satellite Principles Satellite 2007 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 60
Satellite Interpretation of Orographic Clouds Satellite 2007 Basic Bikos; Braun Y Y Y 90
Warm Season Ensembles NWP 2007 Basic Bua Y N N 75
Water Vapor Imagery and PV Analysis Satellite 2007 Basic Bachmeier N N Y 90
CRAS Forecast Imagery in AWIPS Satellite 2006 Basic Lindstrom N Y Y 45
GOES 3.9 µm Channel Satellite 2006 Basic Lindsey Y Y N 45
GOES Sounder Data and Products Severe / Sat 2006 Basic Bachmeier Y N N 60
Introduction to GOES N, O, P Satellite 2006 Basic Schmit Y N N 45
MODIS Products in AWIPS Satellite 2006 Basic Bachmeier N N Y 60
GOES High Density Winds Satellite 2005 Basic Bachmeier Y N N 60
Monitoring Gulf Moisture Return Severe / Sat 2005 Basic Bikos; Braun Y Y Y 45
Predicting Supercell Motion in Operations Severe / Sat 2005 Int Bunkers Y Y N 75
Utilizing GOES Imagery to Forecast Winter Storms - Part 1 Winter / Sat 2004 Int Bikos, Braun Y Y Y 75
Utilizing GOES Imagery to Forecast Winter Storms - Part 2 Winter / Sat 2004 Int Bikos, Braun Y Y Y 75
Interactive Cloud Height Algorithm and GOES Sounder Point Retrievals in AWIPS Other 2004 Basic Bikos; Lindsey Y Y N 60
Convective Downbursts Severe / Sat 2004 Basic Pryor Y Y Y 60
Mesoscale Convective Vortices Severe / Sat 2004 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 75
Use of GOES RSO imagery with other Remote Sensor Data for Diagnosing Severe Weather across the CONUS (RSO 3) Severe / Sat 2003 Int Bikos; Braun Y Y Y 130
The Satellite Rainfall Hydro-Estimator Tropical / Sat 2003 Basic Kuligowski Y Y N 75
Water Vapor Channel Satellite Imagery Satellite 2003 Basic Bachmeier Y N Y 75
Wildland Fire Detection using Satellite Imagery Fire Weather 2003 Basic Bikos Y Y N 75
Cyclogenesis: Analysis Utilizing Geostationary Satellite Imagery Winter / Sat 2002 Basic Bikos; Braun Y Y Y 75
Lake-Effect Snow 2 Winter / Sat 2002 Adv Bikos Y Y N 75
Lightning Meteorology 2 Lightning 2002 Adv Zajac; Lindsey Y Y N 90
Mesoscale Banding in Winter Storms Winter 2002 Basic Novak Y Y N 60
TROWAL Identification Winter / Sat 2002 Basic Lindstrom Y Y Y 75
Lightning Meteorology 1 Lightning 2001 Basic Zajac; Lindsey Y Y N 90
Mesoscale Analysis of Convective Weather Using GOES RSO Imagery Severe / Sat 2001 Basic Bikos Y Y Y 75
Detecting Boundaries Severe / Sat 2000 Basic Grant; LaDue Y N N 28
Lake-Effect Snow 1 Winter / Sat 2000 Basic Bikos Y Y N 75
Precipitation Type Forecasting Winter 2000 Basic Baumgardt Y Y N 90
CONUS CG Lightning Lightning 1999 Basic Zajac N Y N 75
Enhanced-V Severe / Sat 1998 Basic Bachmeier N N Y 60
LTO Boundaries at Night Severe / Sat 1998 Basic Motta; Mostek N Y N 60
Title Topic Developed Level Instructor(s) Recorded Talking points Live Training Length (Min)