[Skywarn] [Cometupdates] New module from COMET: Atmospheric Dust

[Lloyd Colston]

Please note this training that may be interesting to amateur storm
spotters and other meteorologists.

If you have questions, contact information is below.

Lloyd

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:51 PM, COMET Announcement
<comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote:
> The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new module,
> "Atmospheric Dust ". Atmospheric dust storms are common in many of the
> world's semi-arid and arid regions and can impact local, regional, and even
> global weather, agriculture, public health, transportation, industry, and
> ocean health. This globally-relevant three-hour module takes a multifaceted
> approach to studying atmospheric dust storms. The first chapter examines the
> impacts of dust storms, the physical processes involved in their life cycle,
> their source regions, and their climatology. The second chapter explores
> satellite products (notably dust RGBs) and dust models that are used for
> dust detection and monitoring. It also presents a process for forecasting
> dust storms. The third and final chapter of the module examines the major
> types of dust storms: those that are synoptically forced, such as pre- and
> post-frontal dust storms and those induced by large-scale trade winds; and
> those caused by mesoscale systems, such as downslope winds, gap flow,
> convection, and inversion downburst storms.
>
> The module is intended for operational forecasters who work in areas prone
> to or impacted by dust storms as well as meteorology students. Please follow
> this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional information
> and a link to begin the module:
> http://meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=820
>
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> 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 Marianne Weingroff (marianne at comet.ucar.edu) or Wendy
> Abshire (abshire at ucar.edu).



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