The 2018 Winter Weather Course offers a unique, operationally-oriented learning experience that matches training to the realities of the forecasting environment. Participants will be immersed in interactive activities focused on addressing key forecasting challenges, including but not limited to diagnosis of complex, multi-scale weather processes, model initialization assessment and model agreement. Satellite analysis techniques will feature prominently in the diagnosis and model assessment sessions. These topics and more will be examined in the context of winter weather case studies and laboratory exercises.
Participants will interact closely with experts in the field. They will be able to build connections and network with other meteorologists internationally, as the course frequently includes forecasters from Asia, Canada, Europe and the USA, and instructors from universities and national hydrometeorological services.
This year’s course is offered in a blended online-residence format. Online materials and weekly live sessions will begin the week of September 9, 2018 and end the week of October 7, 2018. The residence portion of the course will extend the concepts presented in the online sessions via daily hands-on laboratory exercises and discussions. The residence portion will be held October 22-26, 2018 in UCAR’s Center Green Campus in Boulder, CO. Participants can attend the online portion only or both the online and residence portions.
Instructional follow-up webinars and knowledge booster questions after the course will ensure knowledge transfer into operations.
If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please contact Bryan Guarente with the COMET Program (guarente@ucar.edu) or Francis Wu with MSC (francis.wu@canada.ca)