[Skywarn] [Cometupdates] Space Weather Basics Module from COMET

[Lloyd Colston]

Please note this new training from the National Weather Service.



On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 5:46 PM, COMET Announcement <
comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote:

> The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of Space Weather
> Basics, 2nd Edition. This 45-minute module is an update to the first Space
> Weather Basics module published in 2005. The module is designed to discuss
> the basics of space weather between the Sun, where space weather begins,
> and Earth, where the effects of space weather are felt. It begins by
> supplying some detail about the sun and the role it plays, the types of
> space weather events and their impacts, and how Earth and the magnetosphere
> respond to these events. The updates to the module highlight how
> time-dependent, 3-dimensional models and new data feeds from recently
> launched satellites are contributing to the forecasts of space weather
> events approaching Earth issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center
> (SWPC). This updated module includes graphics, animations, audio narration,
> and a companion print version.
>
> The intended primary audience is an operational weather forecaster, but it
> will also be of interest to a general audience. The module is available at
> http://www.meted.ucar.edu/**spaceweather/basic/index.htm<http://www.meted.ucar.edu/spaceweather/basic/index.htm>
>
> Most COMET modules use JavaScript and Adobe® Flash® for navigation,
> animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have
> a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled and the
> latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed (http://get.adobe.com/**
> flashplayer/ <http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/>).
>
> For technical support for this module please visit our Registration and
> Support FAQs at
> https://www.meted.ucar.edu/**resources_faq.php<https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php>
> .
>
> NOTE TO NWS and other NOAA EMPLOYEES: This module is available in the
> Commerce Learning Center @ National Weather Service (
> https://doc.learn.com/noaa/**nws <https://doc.learn.com/noaa/nws>).
>
> We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content,
> instructional approach, or use of this module. Please e-mail your comments
> or questions to Dolores Kiessling (drock at comet.ucar.edu) or Wendy Abshire
> (abshire at comet.ucar.edu).
>



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