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03 Feb 2010 - Event week on snow
The snow week consists of several online sessions dealing with the forecasting, nowcasting and monitoring of snow with the use of geostationary and polar orbiting satellites and radar. For those of you that missed this event, all the sessions have been recorded for download.
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29 Jan 2010 - Training Module on Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery
This one- to one-and-a-quarter-hour module takes a closer look at vorticity maxima and minima signatures. These common features of the atmosphere indicate areas of ascending and descending circulation and atmospheric forcing and can be used to diagnose dynamic features such as the axis of maximum winds and deformation zones. This module provides insight on the analysis of these dynamic atmospheric features using Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite imagery. The module is an adaptation of Phil Chadwick's work from the series of modules in "Dynamic Feature
Identification: The Satellite Palette" and was developed in collaboration with EUMETSAT. Please follow this link to start the module.
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21 Jan 2010 - Dust Event Week
From 1 to 5 March 2010 EUMETSAT in collaboration with the WMO Virtual Lab will organise a training week on the topic of Dust. This training week consists of several online sessions dealing with the detection, nowcasting and forecasting of dust clouds with the use of geostationary and polar orbiting satellite data. Participation to this online training event is also free but you need to REGISTER so that EUMETSAT can send you the required invitation.
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Concept of Satrep Online
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Satrep Online is a product of EUMeTrain and sponsored by EUMETSAT. Satrep Online is developed to offer you the chance to test your own skills in the recognition of conceptual models. By combining satellite imagery with NWP a satellite image can be parsed into conceptual models which help you to get a 3d view of the state of the atmosphere on synoptic scale. Currently up to 60 of these conceptual models exist and are fully described in SatManu, the Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology. The analysis of a satellite image by these conceptual models has proven not only to be useful to the forecaster but also serves as a trainingtool. The todays images offers you the latest Meteosat Second Generation satellite images in combination with a wide range of basic and derived ECMWF model fields. Through the archive past data can be accessed and studied.
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Showcase
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Winter storm Xynthia hits Western Europe A strong storm hits Portugal, northern Spain and France 27-28 February. The storm has caused several fatalities due to the falling trees and flooding. Winds have been extremely gusty at the French Atlantic coast. On Sunday 28 February the storm was on its way towards NE, and expected to reach Denmark by night 29 February.
In the image below the mean sea level pressure (hPa, black solid contours) and 300 hPa isotachs (m/s, yellow solid contours) show that the location of the surface depression is now at the left exit region of the Jet streak.
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Todays Images
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Test your satrep skills with todays images. By overlaying a selection of ECMWF parameters on Meteosat Satellite imagery you can test your knowledge in the recognition of conceptual models. The images are refreshed four times a day at 00, 06, 12 and 18UTC
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Weather Briefings
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On a monthly basis Satrep Online offers live weather briefings in which the synoptic scale weather is discussed. Participation to these briefings is free. The next briefing is scheduled for 18th February. You can sign up by following this link
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Archive
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The archive consists of NWP and Satellite data and can be reached over the top navigation bar. For ease the four latest satrep onlines can be seen here:
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