Motta, Bikos, Zajac

The VISIT, LTO session was revised to include model output at 900 mb and 850 mb and GOES visible imagery for the following morning and afternoon.

24 distance-learning sessions covering three different topics were scheduled, conducted, and surveyed for feedback.

A virtual training module was developed with the assistance of R. Phillips and B. Motta.  It is scheduled for remote presentation to the NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch in July. The topic is satellite applications for tropical cyclone satellite analysis, with emphasis on new products and analysis procedures.  It includes discussion and illustrations on the use of GOES, SSMI, AMSU, scatterometer, and TRMM data.

The first VISIT training session on lightning entitled "Characteristics of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Activity in the Contiguous United States from 1995-1997" has been developed and is now being tested within the VISIT group.  The session describes and discusses spatial, annual, and diurnal variations in cloud-to-ground lightning activity.