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by Ray Wolf, WFO Davenport, IA (March 2001)

CBL Modules

Aviation

Forecasting Aviation Icing: Icing Type and Severity (COMET)
Icing Assessment Using Soundings and Wind Profiles (COMET)
Icing Assessment Using Observations and Pilot Reports (COMET)
Radiation Fog (COMET)

AWIPS

MSAS/LAPS (DVN)
Radar (DVN)
WARNGEN (DVN)
WWA (DVN)
AWIPS Overview (BIS)
GOES Enhancement/Color Tables (VISIT)
SCAN (WDTB)

Convection

Squall line Overview (DVN)
Cold Fronts Aloft (DVN)
Anticipating Convective Storm Structure and Evolution (PDW)
Boundary Detection and Convective Initiation (PDW)
Convective Storm Matrix: Buoyancy/Shear Dependencies (PDW)
CONUS CG Lightning Activity (VISIT)
Enhanced-V: A Satellite Severe Storm Signature (VISIT)
- Three Classes of Storm Top Signatures in Infrared Satellite Data (VISIT)
How to Develop A Severe Weather Climatology (COMET)
HP Supercells (NWS CR)
Lightning Meteorology I (VISIT)
An MCS Matrix (PDW)
Mesoscale Convective Systems: Squall Lines and Bow Echoes (COMET)
Predicting Supercell Motion Using Hodograph Techniques (COMET Webcast)
Storm Type and Prognostic Soundings (WDTB)
Using AWIPS to Detect Low-Level Boundaries and Their Potential for Initiating Convection (VISIT)
- Detecting Boundaries (VISIT-WDTB)
- Diagnosing the Potential for Surface Boundaries to Initiate Convection (VISIT-WDTB)

Forecast Process

MCSs: Forecasting Warm Season Frontal-type MCS Events (DVN)
An Application of Pattern Recognition to Medium Range Forecasting (VISIT-HPC)
Applying Mesoscale Tools and Techniques to Predict and Detect Severe Thunderstorm Development (VISIT-ICT)
Fire Weather (PDW)
HPC Medium Range Forecasting (VISIT-HPC)
Marine Meteorology (PDW)
Using Near-Storm Environment Data in the Warning Decision Making Process (VISIT-WDTB)

Hydrology

Hydrology for the Meteorologist: Headwaters Forecasting (PDW)
Hydrology for the Meteorologist: The Headwater Forecast Process (COMET)

Intern

Introduction to the NWS (NWSTC)
NWS Correspondence (NWSTC)
NWS Directives (NWSTC)
TAF (NWSTC)
Workshop on Doppler Radar Imagery (PDW)

Numerical Weather Prediction

NWP: A "Quick" Overview (DVN)
Characteristics of Operational NWP Models (COMET)
How Models Produce Precipitation and Clouds (COMET)
Impact of Model Structure and Dynamics (COMET)
Influence of Model Physics on NWP Forecasts (COMET)
Intelligent Use of Model-Derived Products (COMET)
Model Fundamentals (COMET)
Numerical Model Suite of NCEP (NWS CR)
Numerical Weather Prediction (PDW)
Understanding Data Assimilation: How Models Create Their Initial Conditions (COMET)
Using AWIPS to Evaluate Model Initializations (VISIT-CTP)

Observations

ASOS (NWSTC)
- ASOS v. 2.60 (NWSTC)
COOP (NWSTC)
QA/QC (NWSTC)
Rain Gages (COMET Webcast)
SHEF (NWSTC)
Upper Air Program
- Overview (NWSH)
- FAQ (NWSH)
- QC (NWSH)
- Hydrogen Safety (DVN)

QPF

Heavy Precipitation and Flash Flooding (PDW)
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Overview (COMET Webcast)

Radar

AWIPS Build 5.0 / SCAN (WDTB)
Introduction to the WSR-88D IC 5.2 (WDTB)
Precipitation Suite (WDTB)
Principles of Meteorological Doppler Radar IC 5.3 (WDTB)
Radar Applications Using AWIPS IC 5.1 (WDTB)
Supercell Explorer (WDTB)
System Operations/UCP Control (WDTB)

Satellite

CIMSS GOES Sounder Tutorial (VISIT)
Detecting Low-level Thunderstorm Outflow Boundaries At Night Using GOES (VISIT)
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster, Module 1: POES Introduction and Background (COMET)
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster, Module 2: Microwave Products and Applications (COMET)
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster, Module 3: Case Studies (COMET)
Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster, Module 4: Soundings (COMET)
QuikSCAT (VISIT)
Satellite Meteorology: Case Studies Using GOES Imager Data (PDW)
Satellite Meteorology: Remote Sensing Using the New GOES Imager (PDW)
Satellite Meteorology: Review of GOES IR Imagery Including Winter and Icing Applications (PDW)
Satellite Meteorology: Using the GOES Sounder (PDW)
Tropical Satellite Imagery and Products (VISIT)
Using GOES Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) Imagery in AWIPS (VISIT)

Synoptic Weather

PV and Cyclogenesis (DVN)
Extratropical Cyclones (PDW)
Forecast Process (PDW)

Winter Weather

Frontogenesis (DVN)
Winter QPF (DVN)
Diagnosis of Elevated Mesoscale Ascent: The Midland TX Heavy Snow Event of 11 Dec 1998 (VISIT)
An Ingredients-based Methodology for Forecasting Winter Season Precipitation (VISIT-UWisc)
An Introduction to Winter Precipitation Nowcasting (NWSTC)
Lake-Effect Snow (VISIT)
Precipitation Type Forecasting (VISIT-ARX)
The Use and Misuse of Conditional Symmetric Instability (COMET Webcast)

Miscellaneous

Community Hurricane Preparedness (PDW)
Computer Security Awareness Course (NWSH)
CRS (NWSTC)
Diversity (NWSH)
Natural Disaster Information Cards (VISIT)
WATADS cases (DVN)

COMET Web-based Modules and Information

PDW Module Support

NWSTC Web-based Modules and Information

VISIT - CIMSS/CIRA - Web-based Modules and Information

WDTB

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