The primary objective is to ensure that the intern is familiar with the satellite imagery and products available on AWIPS. The course is intended to provide a basic background of GOES and POES imagery, feature identification for various image channels and products and the significance of such.
Other obectives:
- 1. Interpret satellite data and derived products especially:
- a. Characteristics of the image and derived products
- b. Strengths and limitations of the image and derived products
- c. Operational applications of the image and derived products
- 2. Interpret various large- and small-scale cloud (and moisture) patterns in satellite imagery and their corresponding meteorological conditions.
- 3. Use satellite observations to supplement or complement other observation systems (data integration).