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    2019 NWS Satellite User Applications Workshop: 30 July - 1 August 2019


  • The NWS Satellite User Applications Workshop took place in Kansas City, MO at the NWS Training Center Auditorium.

    The NWS Operations Proving Ground (OPG), NWS Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO), and the GOES-R and JPSS Programs co-sponsored the 2019 Satellite Applications Workshop. The primary goal of the workshop is for NWS forecasters to share success stories, best practices, and ongoing challenges associated with integrating next-generation satellite products into the operational forecaster’s decision-making process.

    The individual recorded sessions are available below and via a COMET MetEd youtube playlist.

    View the full playlist:

     

  • Agenda

    30 July 2019 - Tuesday AM

    • 8:00 AM CDT (1300 UTC) - Welcome, Logistics, and Ice Breaker

    • 8:30 AM CDT (1330 UTC) - Heavy Precipitation and Flash Flooding in Mountainous Terrain

      Bill Line (NWS Pueblo, CO; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link: 

    • 10:00 AM CDT (1500 UTC) - Break and Networking

    • 10:30 AM CDT (1530 UTC) - Winter Weather Applications - Blowing Snow

      Carl Jones (NWS Grand Forks, ND; Meteorologist) / Andrew Ansorge (NWS Des Moines, IA; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 12:00 PM CDT (1700 UTC) - Lunch

  • 30 July 2019 - Tuesday PM

    • 1:30 PM CDT (1830 UTC) - Lake Effect Snow and Blizzard Warnings

      Dave Zaff (NWS Buffalo, NY; Science and Operations Officer)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 3:00 PM CDT (2000 UTC) - Break and Networking

    • 3:30 PM CDT (2030 UTC) - Assessing Severe and Pulse Convection

      Randy Bowers (NWS Norman, OK; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 5:00 PM CDT (2200 UTC) - End of Workshop Day 1

  • 31 July 2019 - Wednesday AM

    • 8:00 AM CDT (1300 UTC) - Weather Prediction Center Applications

      Alex Lamers (NWS NCEP Weather Prediction Center; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link:

    • 9:00 AM CDT (1400 UTC) - Ocean Prediction Center Applications

      Michael Folmer (NWS NCEP Ocean Prediction Center; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 10:00 AM CDT (1500 UTC) - Break and Networking

    • 10:30 AM CDT (1530 UTC) - Polar Book Club and Panel Discussion

      Eric Guillot, Mike Stavish, Jeff Manion, Chad Gravelle, Matt Foster

      Recorded video link: 


      Powerpoint slides: 
      https://courses.comet.ucar.edu/pluginfile.php/36314/mod_label/intro/Polar%20Book%20Club%20%281%29.pptx

    • 11:30 AM CDT (1630 UTC) - Lunch

  • 31 July 2019 - Wednesday PM

    • 1:00 PM CDT (1800 UTC) - GLM Applications for Lightning Safety

      Cindy Elsenheimer (NWS Southern Region HQ; Emergency Response Specialist) / Chad Gravelle (NWS Southern Region HQ; TDM)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 2:30 PM CDT (1930 UTC) - Break and Networking

    • 3:00 PM CDT (2000 UTC) - Detecting and Monitoring Volcanic Ash

      Rebecca Mazur (NWS AK Region HQ; Research Scientist) and Doug Wesley (NWS AK Region HQ; Research Scientist)

      Recorded video link: 



    • 4:30 PM CDT (2130 UTC) - End of Day Discussion


      5:00 PM CDT (2200 UTC) - End of Workshop Day 2

  • 1 August 2019 - Thursday AM

    • 8:15 AM CDT (1315 UTC) - Wildfire Applications #1 - Proposed Implementation of Warn-on-Detection Fire Warnings for Public and Firefighter Safety

      Todd Lindley (NWS Norman, OK; Science and Operations Officer)

      Recorded video link:

    • 9:15 AM CDT (1415 UTC) - Wildfire Applications #2 - Big Timber Wildfires

      Jimmy Taeger (NWS San Diego, CA; Meteorologist)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 10:00-10:15 AM CDT (1500 UTC) - Break and Networking

    • 10:15 AM CDT (1515 UTC) - Assessing Uncertainty in Convective Warning Operations

      Chauncy Schultz (NWS Bismarck, ND; Science and Operations Officer)

      Recorded video link: 


    • 11:30 AM CDT (1630 UTC) - Lunch

  • 1 August 2019 - Thursday PM

    This discussion session was broadcast in real time only and will not be available as a recording. 

    • 1:15 PM CDT (1815 UTC) - Panel Discussion (All NWS Presenters)

    • 2:30 PM CDT (1930 UTC) - Workshop Wrap Up

    • 3:00 PM CDT (2000 UTC) - End of Workshop

  • Resources

    Snow and Ice Applications Fact Sheet:
    https://www.goes-r.gov/education/docs/GOES-R-SnowAndIceApplications.pdf 


    Parallax blog post: 
    https://satelliteliaisonblog.com/2018/03/12/surface-features-displaced-in-satellite-imagery-at-higher-elevations/