These are links for the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Short Course: Experiencing (JPSS) Capabilities (Seattle, WA, 21 January 2017)
  • AMS website and JPSS Short Course Overview
  • Located at the Washington State Convention Center, Room: Skagit 4
  • JPSS Short Course Agenda (updated 4-January-2017)

    JPSS Short Course Web-Links

    **All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST)**

    JPSS Introduction

    08:00AM: Introduction of JPSS Program (Mitch Goldberg)

    08:20AM: Introduction of JPSS Instrumentation and SDR (Fuzhong Weng / Xiaolei Zou)

    08:45AM: Introduction of JPSS EDR (Lihang Zhou)

    09:10AM: Hands-On Activity: Using ICVS demo to monitor JPSS SDR/EDR (Lori Brown / Ninghai Sun)

    09:30AM: Break

    Demonstration of Methods for Accessing JPSS Products (Direct Broadcast and CLASS)

    09:45AM: Accessing and using JPSS Data and products in real time (Liam Gumley)

    10:00AM: NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) (Jorel Torres)

  • NOAA CLASS Demonstration slides

    JPSS Cryosphere Products

    10:15AM: Overview of JPSS Cryosphere Products (Jeff Key)

    10:45AM: Hands-On Activity: using JPSS snow and ice products (Jeff Key)

    JPSS Fire and Smoke Products

    11:15AM: Overview of JPSS Fire and Smoke Products and Data Access (Amy Huff / Evan Ellicott / Ivan Csiszar / Shobha Kondragunta)

  • Fire & Smoke Products Lecture
  • Fire & Smoke Products Hands-On Exercise Handout
  • eIDEA website

    12:30PM: Lunch

    Demonstration of Real Earth and Satellite Blog Used at CIMSS

    12:45PM: Demonstration of Real Earth (Dave Santek / Nick Bearson)

    12:45PM: Demonstration of CIMSS Satellite Blog (Dave Santek / Nick Bearson)

    01:15PM: Break

    JPSS NUCAPS Products to Characterize the Pre-Convective Environment

    01:30PM: Description of NUCAPS and overview of capabilities (Dan Nietfeld)

    02:00PM: Using NUCAPS to predict severe weather environments (Dan Nietfeld)

    02:45PM: Break

    JPSS Tropical Cyclone (TC) Products

    03:15PM: Introduction to JPSS Products used in TC analysis (Galina Chirokova)

    03:45PM: Overview of application of JPSS products to TC analyses and forecasts (Galina Chirokova)

    03:45PM: Hands-On Activity: How do JPSS products improve TC forecasts? (Andrea Schumacher / Emily Berndt)

    JPSS Training Resources from COMET/MetEd

    04:30PM: From the in-person workshop to the every-day use component (Amy Stevermer / Patrick Dills)

    04:35PM: Demonstration of JPSS resources on MetEd (Amy Stevermer / Patrick Dills)

    05:00PM: Q & A. Short Course evaluations and participant feedback

    05:30PM: End of Short Course

    Training Resources:

  • JPSS and Suomi-NPP (COMET)
  • VIIRS Products (NASA SPoRT)
  • VISIT Satellite Chat (CIRA)
  • VISIT: Meteorological Interpretation Blog (CIRA)
  • CIMSS Satellite Blog (CIMSS)