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Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Professional Development Series


Introduction to Gridded Model Output Statistics (MOS)

William Bua (UCAR/COMET)

1) Introduction

    Objectives:
    • Refresh trainees on how station-based MOS is made and its uses and limitations.
    • Learn how gridded MOS downscales and how it differs from station-based MOS.
    • Learn the situational capabilities and limitations of gridded MOS and the underlying basis for those capabilities and limitations.

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 about 75 minutes. This teletraining session uses the VISITview software, where Windows PC with an Internet connection is needed.

    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.) 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 not included in this lesson version, but can be viewed in a separate Web browser ( or printed out beforehand).

    D.) Audio playback - This VISITview file contains recorded audio and annotations and be taken at anytime. Certificates of completion for NOAA employees can be obtained through your Science Operation Officer or training point of contact. Click on the "visitauto.bat" file to start the audio playback lesson. For detailed information on how to view the recorded session click here.

    You may either request a DVD (with all VISIT audio playback files) OR download the file (see instructions below):

    Download the audio playback file for Windows at:

    ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/bikos/audio/GMOS_audio.exe


5) References/Additional Links


6) Train the trainer

7) Content developed/updated
    2006
8) Information contact