[Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: How Satellite Observations Impact NWP

[Lloyd Colston]

The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new lesson,
"How Satellite Observations Impact NWP". Satellite observations have played
a crucial role in the improvement of data assimilation, analyses, and
forecasts by numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. This 90-minute
lesson provides meteorologists with an understanding of satellite data, NWP
models, data assimilation systems, and how and why satellite data is so
important for good NWP model forecasts. The lesson discusses how new
satellite observations are vetted for inclusion as observational data
suitable for data assimilation and covers how data assimilation uses this
data to create an analysis of initial conditions from which to run an NWP
forecast. The lesson ends with a discussion of potential future advances in
using data from new and planned satellite sensors in data assimilation
systems and the expected improvements in NWP forecasts that could result.

The intended audience for this lesson includes operational forecasters
unfamiliar with just how significant the use of satellite observations are
for creating initial conditions for NWP models and/or those unfamiliar with
data assimilation in general. The lesson is well-suited for faculty
teaching meteorology students about how satellite observations are vital
for high-quality data assimilation system analyses and NWP guidance. Please
follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional
information and a link to begin the lesson:
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1016
<https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1016>

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technical support for this lesson please visit our Registration and Support
FAQs athttps://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 lesson. Please e-mail your comments
or questions to Bill Bua (bua at ucar.edu).