Satellite Training and Education Anthony Mostek NOAA NWS Training Division

Satellite Training and Education Anthony Mostek NOAA/NWS/Training Division Mark De. Maria, James Gurka and Tim Schmit NOAA/NESDIS GOES Users VI Madison, WI 4 November 2009

Key Points for Training • • • The Satellite Training Community Satellite Activities & Results Evolving Technology & Operations Feedback/Issues from Users Prepare for Break Outs

NOAA Training Community • Dedicated NWS Training Division • Many Partners in NOAA – NESDIS Cooperative Institutes & Programs • International – EUMETSAT, WMO Space Programme Virtual Laboratory, Canada/MSC, Centres of Excellence, Focus Groups, …

NOAA – COMET – EUMETSAT - WMO Working Together for Satellite Training NOAA/EUMETSAT Bilateral Program VISIT (CIRA/CIMSS) Env Satellite Resource Center WMO (VL & FG) Users & Developers UCAR/COMET NWS Training Division

Goal of Training Impact Performance of Staff Reach ALL NOAA Forecasters, Hydrologists, Scientists & Managers Aviation, Climate, Decision Support, Fire WX, Hydrology, NWP, Ocean, Tropical, Tsunami, Winter Wx, International, … 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) Tornado Warning - Lead Time Tornado Warning - Accuracy Tornado Warning – False Alarm Ratio Flash Flood Warning – Lead Time Flash Flood Warning – Accuracy Winter Storm Warning – Lead Time Winter Storm Warning – Accuracy Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hrs) Hurricane Intensity Error (Knots) Aviation Forecast – Accuracy Aviation Forecasts – False Alarm Ratio U. S. Seasonal Temperature – Skill Precipitation Forecast – Day 3 Accuracy Marine Wind Speed – Accuracy Marine Wave Height - Accuracy

How Does Training Program Work? Analyze Needs thru Workshops Evaluate Implementation Plan: Design/Develop Training Track via NOAA LMS

Challenge: Training Resources from Many Programs Primary Training funds from Forecasts & Warnings Training funding & requirements from Other Programs

Satellite Hydro. Meteorology (SHy. Met) Course Dedicated to Operational Satellite Users Funded by NESDIS (GOES) with Assistance from NWS Training Division

SHy. Met Course Tracks SHy. Met for Interns (Bernie Connel et al Poster) • Basic Training SHy. Met for Forecasters • Development nearing completion • Hydrology, moisture, precipitation, aviation, future… SHy. Met for Tropics • Satellite Interpretation in the Tropics. SHy. Met for Hydrologists • Hydrology content focus • Currently in planning • Some early development available

2007/09 NOAA LMS Statistics* Ø Over 13, 000 Registered Users Ø 400+ NOAA Developed Custom Courses Ø COMET, VISIT & NWS Training Division Ø Another 1000+ Off-the-shelf Courses Ø Over 70, 000 certificates (passed Quiz) Ø OPM requires monthly reports – NOAA Leads! * New LMS started June 07

2007/09 Met. Ed/COMET Statistics* Ø Over 100, 000 registered users Ø Total Countries 200+ Ø Over 425, 000 module sessions Ø 91, 000+ quizzes attempted (80, 000+ certificates) Ø Over 41, 000 modules downloaded Ø NOAA LMS + Met. Ed = 150, 000+ Completions! * Registration system started February 07

Feedback Satellite Training May 2009 Workshop • Ease of AWIPS interrogation - Currently, several step process to get POES & GOES sounder data. - Should be click-and-go process. - Need an interactive sampling capability (similar to today’s pop-up Skew. T…) - Especially true of GOES sounder data. • Quick turnaround from research-to-operations - Can be cumbersome/time consuming process to get new data on AWIPS. - GOES Proving Ground and AWIPS 2 may be very beneficial.

Big Issue: Increased Data Flow – Fire Hoses & Changing Operations 16

Solution: Data Integration/Synergy– Blended TPW 17

Breakouts - Food for Thought Rapid Changes in Technology & Operations: ØHow can NOAA improve how it prepares for new satellites? ØHow to get Products & Services to more NOAA Users? ØHow can Training Program work most effectively with Proving Ground to connect Development & Operations Communities?

Contact Information Anthony. Mostek@noaa. gov VISIT - rammb. cira. colostate. edu/visithome. asp COMET METED - meted. ucar. edu NOAA LMS - https: //doc. learn. com/noaa/nws Proving Ground – cimss. ssec. wisc. edu/goes_r/proving-ground. html

Current Status: Increased Data Flow – Hose to Trickle? - Over 2 gigabytes of satellite now - Major processing/comms challenges - Difficult to add obs/products into operations - Opportunities to improve before launch! 20

Proving Ground & Training Evolving NOAA Operations Decision Support Services - DSS

GOES-R Proving Ground Partners Green Bay, WI WFO Sullivan, WI WFO Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies Cheyenne, WY WFO Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Madison, Wisconsin La Crosse, WI WFO Sterling, VA WFO Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center New York, NY Fort Collins, Colorado NWS Headquarters; Cooperative Institute for Satellite Climate Studies; Center for Satellite Applications and Research; Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution; GOES-R Program Office; University of Maryland Baltimore County Boulder, CO WFO Eureka, CA WFO Maryland EPA Research Triangle Park, NC NWS Central Region Kansas City, MO NWS Alaska Region Anchorage, Alaska NWS Pacific Region Honolulu, Hawaii Melbourne, FL WFO NASA Kennedy Space Center NCEP Tropical Prediction Center Joint Hurricane Testbed Miami, Florida (Planned for FY 2010) NCEP: National Centers for Environmental Prediction NWS: National Weather Service WFO: Weather Forecast Office NCEP Storm Prediction Center; Norman, OK WFO; National Severe Storms Laboratory; University of Oklahoma; Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies Norman, Oklahoma Hazardous Weather Testbed- Experimental Forecast and Warning Programs Huntsville, AL WFO University of Alabama Huntsville NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center Huntsville, AL

Solution: Data Integration/Synergy– Blended TPW 23

Training Succeeds Most When You Receive Stakeholder Buy-In • Stakeholder Support For Training – AA, Office Directors, etc. . . • All NOAA Offices – NESDIS is getting Onboard!