From colstonl at gmail.com Wed Oct 1 21:33:13 2014 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 20:33:13 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] [Cometupdates] New from COMET, GOES-R GLM: Introduction to the Geostationary Lightning Mapper In-Reply-To: <542C8171.3050506@comet.ucar.edu> References: <542C8171.3050506@comet.ucar.edu> Message-ID: Lightning intelligence to help your program Lloyd On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:34 PM, COMET Announcement < comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote: > The COMET Program is pleased to announce the release of the lesson "GOES-R > GLM: Introduction to the Geostationary Lightning Mapper". This one-hour > lesson is an extension of the COMET lesson ?GOES-R: Benefits of Next > Generation Environmental Monitoring? and focuses on the GLM instrument, the > satellite's lightning mapper. > > The Geostationary Lightning Mapper will provide continuous lightning > measurements over a large portion of the Western Hemisphere, mapping total > lightning (intra-cloud and cloud?to?ground) flash rates and trends. GLM > observations will improve local forecasts and warnings of severe weather > and air quality, and provide new data for numerical weather prediction and > studies of regional climate and climate change. > > The first part of the lesson describes the need for real-time lightning > information and introduces the capabilities of the GLM, which will fly on > the next-generation GOES-R satellites. The second section lets users > explore the life cycle of a typical cloud-to-ground lightning flash, how it > is observed by space and ground-based detection systems, and how lightning > flashes translate into GLM observations. The final section explores some of > the many applications that will benefit from GLM observations including > convection and severe weather nowcasting, warning of lightning ground > strike hazards, aviation, atmospheric chemistry, quantitative precipitation > estimation, tropical cyclones, fire ignitions, numerical weather > prediction, and climate and global studies. > > This lesson uses JavaScript so please ensure that your browser is updated > to the latest version, with JavaScript enabled. For technical support, > please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php > > We welcome any comments or questions about the content, instructional > approach, or use of this lesson. Please e-mail them to Patrick Dills ( > dills at ucar.edu). > -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.cityofaltus.org Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 It is better to be informed than it is to be afraid. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com http://www.meetme.so/kc5fm http://www.speek.com/kc5fm From skywarn at mailman.qth.net Thu Oct 23 22:48:49 2014 From: skywarn at mailman.qth.net (Justin Prince via Skywarn) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:48:49 -0700 Subject: [Skywarn] How to get a skywarn I'd Message-ID: <1414118929.64336.YahooMailAndroidMobile@web141605.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Just wanted to know how to get an I'd and know some general information about ur group justin prince 1538 have a nice day From k0old at live.com Fri Oct 24 03:00:28 2014 From: k0old at live.com (Brian Umbenhower) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 02:00:28 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] I.D. Number Message-ID: Hello Lloyd, well after 15 years of working with SKYWARN , I guess I should ask about getting a ID Number also. Jim Severs N0UAM will give reference if you need one. Thanks for the help with this. 73 Brian K0OLD Nixa, Mo From angiharrover at gmail.com Fri Oct 24 21:37:20 2014 From: angiharrover at gmail.com (KF5ULI) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:37:20 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] I.D. Number In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: AR don't give ID numbers On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 2:00 AM, Brian Umbenhower wrote: > Hello Lloyd, well after 15 years of working with SKYWARN , I guess I > should ask about getting a ID Number also. Jim Severs N0UAM will give > reference if you need one. Thanks for the help with this. 73 Brian K0OLD > Nixa, Mo > ______________________________________________________________ > Skywarn mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > This message was delivered to angiharrover at gmail.com > -- Angi Amateur Radio Operator call sign:* KF5ULI* *Trained SKYWARN weather spotter. Storm Chaser* *SpotterNet weather spotter* *CoCoRaHS weather station AR-SR-6 * *WRN Ambassador ( Weather Ready Nation)* *Co Founder of Arkansas Weather Chasers-ARWXCH on FaceBook * FRBG Breeding Services, Specializing in the problem and hard to breed does, In Arkansas and Southern Missouri, Eastern OK, Northern LA, North East TX, West Miss, South West Tenn. 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