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Forecasting Convective Downburst Potential Using GOES Sounder Derived Products Ken Pryor Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA/NESDIS) 1) Introduction
There are no prerequisites. 3) Teletraining Installation Instructions 4) Training Session Options: B.) Web-based training session - a "stand alone" version viewed via a Web browser, with embedded talking points included. This lesson version may be viewed at any time. These slides are ideal for printing from the web-browser, just print preview first to choose portrait or landscape mode. Best viewed with Internet Explorer or Netscape (prior to version 6). C.) Web-based video training session. D.) Audio playback - This VISITview file contains recorded audio and annotations and can be taken at anytime. Certificates of completion for NOAA employees can be obtained through your Science Operation Officer or training point of contact. For detailed information on how to view the recorded session click here. Create a directory to download the audio playback file (it is about 32 MB in size) from the following site: ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/Bikos/audio/CD_090209.exe After extracting the files into that directory click on the visitauto.bat file to start the lesson. 5) References/Additional Links
WINDEX Validation Paper WMSI Validation Paper GOES Sounding Point Retrievals in AWIPS VISIT session Papers in ArXiv.org Atkins, N.T., and R.M. Wakimoto, 1991: Wet microburst activity over the southeastern United States: Implications for forecasting. Wea. Forecasting, 6, 470-482. Caracena, F., and J.A. Flueck, 1988: Classifying and forecasting microburst activity in the Denver area. J. Aircraft, 25, 525-530. Caracena, F., R.L. Holle, and C.A. Doswell, cited 2009: Microbursts-A handbook for visual identification. Available online at http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/microbursts/Handbook.html. Doswell, C.A., 2001: Severe convective storms- An overview. Severe Convective Storms, C.A. Doswell, Ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1-26. Ellrod, G. P., 1989: Environmental conditions associated with the Dallas microburst storm determined from satellite soundings. Wea. Forecasting, 4, 469-484. Ellrod, G.P., J.P. Nelson, M.R. Witiw, L. Bottos, and W.P. Roeder, 2000: Experimental GOES sounder products for the assessment of downburst potential. Wea. Forecasting, 15, 527-542. Fujita, T.T., and R.M. Wakimoto, 1983: Microbursts in JAWS depicted by Doppler radars, PAM and aerial photographs. Preprints, 21st Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Edmonton, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 638-645. McCann, D.W., 1994: WINDEX-A new index for forecasting microburst potential. Wea. Forecasting, 9, 532-541. Pryor, K.L., 2008a: An initial assessment of the GOES Microburst Windspeed Potential Index. Preprints, 5th GOES Users' Conf., New Orleans, LA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. Pryor, K.L., 2008b: A GOES imager-derived microburst product. arXiv:0802.3340v3 [physics.ao-ph] Wakimoto, R.M., 1985: Forecasting dry microburst activity over the high plains. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1131-1143. Wakimoto, R.M., 2001: Convectively Driven High Wind Events. Severe Convective Storms, C.A. Doswell, Ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 255-298. 6) Train the trainer
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