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Integrated Sensor Training (IST) Professional Development Series

Unit 6: Using Satellite Data and Products

Instructional Component 6.2.7

GOES High-Density Winds

Kevin J. Schrab

Other Contributors:

Jaime Daniels (NESDIS-FPDT) and Don Gray (NESDIS-GOES Product Manager)

1) Introduction

    This lesson covers the basics of how GOES high density winds are generated and how they are displayed on AWIPS. The objectives are:
      1) Provide an overview of measurement techniques for GOES winds
      2) Provide details of the AWIPS display of GOES winds.


    This is a basic/introductory course.


2) Prerequisites

  • None
3) Teletraining Installation Instructions


4) Training Session Options

    A.) The interactive VISITview training session. (To be used with a VISIT instructor leading the session ). Click here to signup for teletraining. The session will last 60 minutes. This teletraining session uses the VISITview software, where Windows PC (with 64 MB RAM or greater) with an Internet connection is needed.

    B.) Web-based training session - a "stand alone" version viewed via a Web browser. 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 Visitview session - This version uses the VISITview software within a Web browser, may be viewed at any time. It retains all the functionality of the VISITview software which you see in a "live" teletraining session. Talking points are within the audio playback lesson version.

    D.) local Visitview session - This is the same version of the lesson used in a "live" VISITview teletraining session, but no connection is made to an external VISITview server. You may download the file off this page and go through the lesson on your own in "local mode" by starting the "visitlocal.bat" file. Talking points are within the audio playback lesson version.

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