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Unit 6: Using Satellite Data and Products Instructional Component 6.2.5 The Satellite Rainfall Hydro-Estimator Charles Kadin, Richard Borneman, and Jay Hanna (NOAA/NESDIS/SAB) Roderick Scofield and Robert Kuligowski (NOAA/NESDIS/ORA) 1) Introduction
Outline: - Hydro-estimator overview - The SAB precipitation program - Operational use of the hydro-estimator plus examples - Current and future improvements Objectives: - Understand what the hydroestimator is - Learn about the precipitation program of the NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch - Learn how to evaluate and use H-E satellite precipitation estimates for Forecast Office/River Forecast Center operations, particularly as heavy rain/flash flood guidance
4) Training Session Options: B.) Web-based video training session. C.) 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. You may either request a DVD (with all VISIT audio playback files) OR download the file (see instructions below): Create a directory to download the audio playback file (it is about 37 MB in size) from the following site: ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/bikos/audio/hydro_audio_2july03.exe OR ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/audio/hydro_audio_2july03.exe Click on the visitauto.bat file to start the lesson, click on "1. Title" to begin the presentation which will playback automatically. 5) References/Additional Links
Additional Hydro-Estimator Products: http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/arad/ht/ff/index.html 6) Train the trainer
The talking points may be downloaded as a PDF document. 7) Content developed/updated
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