[Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Introduction to Tropical Meteorology Textbook, Chapter 7 Synoptic and Mesoscale Systems

[Lloyd Colston]

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The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of "Chapter 7,
Synoptic and Mesoscale Systems" as a part of the new 2nd Edition of the
online textbook, "Introduction to Tropical Meteorology".  The textbook is
being developed over time and its chapters are being published
incrementally. Please follow this link for more information and link to the
new textbook chapter: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1112

In this chapter, we examine the wide-variety of synoptic and mesoscale
weather systems that affect the tropics, including, tropical easterly
waves, upper tropospheric troughs, monsoon depressions, subtropical
cyclones, westerly wind bursts, and cold fronts. Extratropical
interactions, such as those caused by Rossby wave trains and the MJO, are
also addressed. The chapter presents a review of thunderstorms and
lightning and the structure, formation mechanisms, and impacts of mesoscale
convective systems. The distribution of lightning globally and within
mesoscale systems and mesoscale and local circulations, such as
sea-breezes, are explored. The final section focuses on severe local storms
such as tornadoes and waterspouts.

The chapter uses a variety of strategies, from graphics and animations, to
critical thought questions and interactions, review questions, and a quiz.
Each section has links to additional sites and resources that augment the
material presented in the chapter. Two reviewers have reviewed the material
for scientific accuracy and academic level appropriateness. This chapter
includes an interactive version with animations and a companion print
version. The intended audience for the online tropical meteorology textbook
comprises undergraduate and early graduate meteorology students, current
operational or prospective tropical forecasters, and students interested in
tropical meteorology.

Most COMET lessons 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.

NOTE TO NWS and other NOAA EMPLOYEES: This content is available in the
Commerce Learning Center @ National Weather Service (
https://doc.learn.com/noaa/nws).

We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content,
instructional approach, or use of this textbook. Please e-mail your
comments or questions to Arlene Laing (laing at ucar.edu) or Wendy
Schreiber-Abshire (abshire at ucar.edu).



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