CALMet XV 2023

Here you can find all the recordings of the Session Supporting Satellite Meteorology training and the workshop Opportunities, Challenges, and Promising Practices in Environmental Satellite Training

In recent years, the rapid and sustained progress in remote sensing observations has led to a significant increase in the utilization of satellite images and products across a wide range of meteorological and oceanographic applications. The observation of surface characteristics through meteorological satellites currently serves numerous essential purposes, both from an academic and operational point of view. These applications include activities such as initializing and validating numerical models, conducting climatological studies on land use or ocean temperature changes, and operational monitoring of droughts, damages caused by severe weather events, wildfires, and even drifting iceberg movements.

In this context, we propose the creation of an educational module as a part of a two-month program offered by the Departamento de Ciencia de la Atmósfera y los Oceános - Universidad de Buenos Aires. This module aims to provide fundamental knowledge for comprehending the operational principles and applications of meteorological satellites. Specifically, the proposed module focuses on the practical and laboratory aspect of this subject. Its primary objective is to provide students with the skills to comprehend, interpret, and utilize satellite observations of the Earth's surface. This involves training in the manipulation of satellite data, including familiarization with available databases, data inspection, and visualization techniques.

Moreover, the module seeks to encourage critical analysis of observations and products derived from remote sensors. Students are encouraged to develop an awareness of the limitations and advantages inherent in these observations, enabling them to engage in a critical utilization of the generated products.

In summary, this educational module will contribute to the development of key competencies in students, empowering them to apply satellite observations in the fields of meteorology and oceanography, while also fostering a deep and critical understanding of the capabilities and limitations of these technologies.

This contribution is a self-paced quiz delivered on the Bureau of Meteorology's Moodle-based LMS that allows CALMET attendees to work through questions about cloud and water vapour boundary identification using satellite and other related meteorological data. This quiz has been adapted from an assessment piece for our 2023 Graduate Program's Radiation and Basic Satellite Meteorology subject.

You can access the quiz here: BMTC SATIN Project online quiz

The resource contribution is in the form self-explanatory poster. It provides a detailed but summarized description of the history of Center of Excellence for Satellite Applications (CoE-Muscat) and its experience in organizing and hosting monthly online gatherings for knowledge sharing in the Middle East.