[Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New COMET Module: Gridded Forecast Verification and Bias Correction

[Lloyd Colston]

Additional training from our friends at Comet.

Lloyd


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From: COMET Announcement <comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Subject: [Cometupdates] New COMET Module: Gridded Forecast
Verification and Bias Correction
To: announce at comet.ucar.edu


The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of "Gridded
Forecast Verification and Bias Correction". This 1-hour module
describes a verification process for gridded forecast data and uses a
precipitation case to illustrate its application. It is the first
module to be published as a part of the forthcoming NWP Course 3 "NWP
in the Era of Digital Forecast Preparation".
Please follow this link to view the module description page and begin
the module:
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=902

This module includes interactive questions, a companion print version,
a post-module quiz, and can be downloaded from a link on the opening
screen. The intended audience is operational forecasters, although
students and other professionals may also find the module helpful and
faculty may wish to use portions to supplement their instruction.

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/). For technical support for this
module please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php

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 Bill Bua (Bill.Bua at noaa.gov) or
Tsvetomir Ross-Lazarov (tlazarov at comet.ucar.edu).