[Skywarn] New Weather Training Module up

[Lloyd Colston]

The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new
module, "Preparing Hydro-climate Inputs for Climate Change in Water
Resource Planning".

This 3-hour module, developed in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation, describes the process of selecting the best available
climate projection information and using it to develop
“climate-adjusted weather” inputs to be used for modeling climate
change impacts. These modeled impacts can be used for planning of
future water resources. Specific steps of this process include: 1)
Recognizing the general science and terms associated with
Atmosphere-ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs); 2) Making AOGCMs
more regionally applicable through bias correction and downscaling; 3)
Determining climate change scenarios based on climate projections and
selecting specific projections to inform each scenario; and 4)
Developing climate-adjusted weather inputs associated with each
climate change scenario.

The intended audience for this module is anyone involved in water
resources planning for a changing climate, but especially for those
focused on surface water hydrology and crop irrigation requirements
planning. The content covered will also be applicable for a broad
range of groups planning for climate change impacts on water quality,
water ecosystems, land cover changes, river sedimentation and river
hydraulics.

Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides
additional information and a link to begin the module:
Preparing Hydro-climate Inputs for Climate Change in Water Resource
Planning https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=959

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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 Matt Kelsch (kelsch at comet.ucar.edu) or
Lon Goldstein (lgoldstein at comet.ucar.edu).