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  • Lecture D: Convection

Lecture D: The Development and Evolution of Deep Convection and Heavy Rainfall

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1) Introduction

GOALS
1. Understand conceptual models of convective development
2. Recognize the intrinsic linking between vertical forcing and instability in convective development and evolution
3. Recognize the inderlying importance of differential heating and vorticity generation in the development and evolution of convection
4. Recognize the importance of surface heating and the various factors that influence it in the development of instability and the atmosphere's ability to support convection
5. Understand the importance of precipitation and storm outflow to the generating and sustaining convective development and evolution
6. Recognize the underlying importance of boundary interaction in severs storm development and evolution.
7. Understand the interaction between the storm and its environment as that interaction influences storm lifecycle
8. Understand the role of vorticity on the local scale in tornado development
9. Increase the forecasters skill in incorporating satellite data in nowcasting convection and severe convective weather

2) Training Session Options:

A.) The interactive VISITview training session using Yahoo Messenger for voice. (To be used with the instructor leading the session ).
Click here to signup for teletraining. The session will last 90 minutes.
Teletraining Installation Instructions
This teletraining session uses the VISITview software. To participate, you will require a computer with internet connection, a sound card, a microphone and speakers (or earphones). You will also need to have the freeware Yahoo messenger installed on your computer and have registered as a Yahoo messenger user.

B.) Audio playback - This VISITview file contains recorded audio and annotations and can be taken at anytime. For detailed information on how to view the recorded session click here.

Create a directory, then download the audio playback file (it is about xx MB in size) from the following site into that directory:

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After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitplay.bat file to start the lesson.

3) References/Additional Links

Virtual Laboratory for Satellite Training and Data Utilization (CIRA)
VISIT
WMO Space Programme

4) Talking Points

Talking points - these are included with both the teletraining and audio playback sessions. Click on the see URL button to view them.

5) Content developed/updated

2006

6) Information contact

Bernie Connell