Course Content
01 June 2011 - 31 October 2011
25 March 2011 - 30 April 2011
Nuno MoreiraNatasa Strelec MahovicSatellite Image Interpretation
The course will start with describing the characteristics of the various sensing channels available on Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). The limitation and the applications of each sensing wavelength will be lectured and in this respect also the importance of weighting functions will be explained.
When the student can demonstrate that he or she understands the characteristics of the different MSG channels the course will continue by introducing the technique of enhancing satellite image and what benefits this can have in nowcasting.
There will be a series of lectures in which the different MSG channels are combined to produce rich RGB images which are directly linked to the relevant specific meteorological applications. Besides there will be a series of lectures in which different derived products from the Satellite Application Facilities (SAF) are introduced. These will include the Nowcasting SAF, Ocean and Sea Ice SAF and the Land SAF.
This course will expand over a longer time period to provide enough possibilities to practise with the interpretation of satellite images for different meteorological phenomena such as convection, fog and cyclogenesis.
The course is designed for operational forecasters and meets the competencies written down by WMO. During several stages of the course the student will be tested through online questionnaires. When the student can sufficiently demonstrate that he or she masters the material a certificate will be issued. The course fee will amount €1000 per student.
Contact info@eumetrain.org if you would need more information on this course.