Satellite meteorology in India: Its beginning, growth and future

Abstract The best way to train the next wave of observational talent is through direct experience. In 2012 and again in 2014, students at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) welcomed deployments of professional atmospheric research equipment, allowing them to support and execute field projects. The Boundary Structure Experiments with Central Minnesota Profiling (BaSE CaMP) projects brought the Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s (NCAR) Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) to SCSU for a National Science Foundation–funded educational deployment. Its diverse instrumentation and ability to travel to interesting weather events and locations makes MISS extremely valuable for teaching students about both weather experiments and measurement strategies. In addition to the university project, outreach activities with MISS took place at high schools, regional conferences, and public events. MISS carries four instruments: a boundary layer wind profiler, a radio acoustic sounding system (RASS), radiosondes, and an instrumented 10-m tower. The type and time of MISS deployments were quite varied so students could participate around their class schedule, jobs, and other commitments. Each year the project had periods of fixed operations and mobile activity, where MISS was relocated to best observe current weather conditions. BaSE CaMP operations and results were incorporated into many classes in the meteorology program at SCSU. The original course request was for Radar and Satellite Meteorology, but other activities contributed to Atmospheric Dynamics, Physical Meteorology, and Meteorological Analysis Software courses.

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COMET’s Education and Training for the Worldwide Meteorological Satellite User Community: Meeting Evolving Needs with Innovative Instruction

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi8070311 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 311 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Patrick Dills ◽

Amy Stevermer ◽

Tony Mancus ◽

Bryan Guarente ◽

Tim Alberta ◽

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Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Weather Prediction ◽

Climate Science ◽

Knowledge Retention ◽

Instructional Materials ◽

Instructional Designers ◽

Training Materials ◽

Subject Matter Expertise ◽

Satellite Meteorology ◽

And Training

Since 1989, the COMET<sup>®</sup> Program’s staff of instructional designers, scientists, graphic artists, and web developers has been creating targeted, effective, and scientifically sound instructional materials for the geosciences in multiple languages and formats. The majority of COMET training materials and services are available via COMET’s online training portal, MetEd. MetEd hosts over 500 self-paced English-language lessons, which are freely available to registered users. The lessons cover a broad array of topics, including satellite meteorology, numerical weather prediction, hydrometeorology, oceanography, aviation weather, climate science, and decision support. Nearly 300 lessons have been translated to other languages. NOAA NESDIS, EUMETSAT, the Meteorological Service of Canada, and the US National Weather Service all provide funding and subject matter expertise for satellite training efforts at COMET. The COMET team is focused on helping our sponsors refine their learning objectives and produce instructional material that is focused on learner engagement, knowledge retention, and measurable performance improvement. The COMET Program has continually transformed its instructional approach to better meet the shifting needs of learners. Our satellite remote sensing educational and training materials provide sound foundational knowledge for existing and new satellite products paired with increasing opportunities to apply that knowledge.

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Recent Advances in Satellite Data Rescue

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ◽

10.1175/bams-d-15-00194.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 98 (7) ◽

pp. 1471-1484 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paul Poli ◽

Dick P. Dee ◽

Roger Saunders ◽

Viju O. John ◽

Peter Rayer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Satellite Data ◽

Data Access ◽

Easy Access ◽

In Situ Sensors ◽

In Situ Observations ◽

Satellite Meteorology ◽

Accurate Observation ◽

Meteorological Satellite ◽

Unpublished Information

Abstract To better understand the impacts of climate change, environmental monitoring capabilities must be enhanced by deploying additional and more accurate satellite- and ground-based (including in situ) sensors. In addition, reanalysis of observations collected decades ago but long forgotten can unlock precious information about the recent past. Historical, in situ observations mainly cover densely inhabited areas and frequently traveled routes. In contrast, large selections of early meteorological satellite data, waiting to be exploited today, provide information about remote areas unavailable from any other source. When initially collected, these satellite data posed great challenges to transmission and archiving facilities. As a result, data access was limited to the main teams of scientific investigators associated with the instruments. As archive media have aged, so have the mission scientists and other pioneers of satellite meteorology, who sometimes retired in possession of unique and unpublished information. This paper presents examples of recently recovered satellite data records, including satellite imagery, early infrared hyperspectral soundings, and early microwave humidity soundings. Their value for climate applications today can be realized using methods and techniques that were not yet available when the data were first collected, including efficient and accurate observation simulators and data assimilation into reanalyses. Modern technical infrastructure allows serving entire mission datasets online, enabling easy access and exploration by a broad range of users, including new and old generations of climate scientists.

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FIFTEEN YEARS OF SATELLITE METEOROLOGY AT HONG KONG

Weather ◽

10.1002/j.1477-8696.1981.tb04779.x ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 9-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. J. Bell

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Satellite Meteorology

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Satellite meteorology: an introduction

Choice Reviews Online ◽

10.5860/choice.33-4567 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 33 (08) ◽

pp. 33-4567-33-4567

Keyword(s):

Satellite Meteorology

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Forecasting for a Remote Island: A Class Exercise

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ◽

10.1175/bams-84-6-777 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 84 (6) ◽

pp. 777-784 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Allen J. Riordan

Keyword(s):

Research Team ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

State University ◽

Current Output ◽

North Carolina State University ◽

Wind Speeds ◽

Wide Range ◽

Remote Island ◽

Satellite Meteorology ◽

Strong Winds

Students enrolled in a satellite meteorology course at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, recently had an unusual opportunity to apply their forecast skills to predict wind and weather conditions for a remote site in the Southern Hemisphere. For about 40 days starting in early February 2001, students used satellite and model guidance to develop forecasts to support a research team stationed on Bouvet Island (54°26′S, 3°24′E). Internet products together with current output from NCEP's Aviation (AVN) model supported the activity. Wind forecasts were of particular interest to the Bouvet team because violent winds often developed unexpectedly and posed a safety hazard. Results were encouraging in that 24-h wind speed forecasts showed reasonable reliability over a wide range of wind speeds. Forecasts for 48 h showed only marginal skill, however. Two critical events were well forecasted—the major February storm with wind speeds of over 120 kt and a brief calm period following several days of strong winds in early March. The latter forecast proved instrumental in recovering the research team.

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