AWIPS OB9 Training from FDTB

*To receive credit, NWS employees must take training in the NWS Learning Center.*
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AWIPS OB9 Blended TPW Products

Description:

This session covers the Blended TPW (total precipitable water), and Percent of Normal TPW products newly available in AWIPS OB9. Data sources used for these blended TPW products will be identified. Also, the presentation of these products in AWIPS will be illustrated, as well as the current AWIPS display limitations. Finally, basic operational uses of blended TPW products will be identified.

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ASCAT Winds

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This session is a follow-up to the QuikSCAT Winds training session, and covers the characteristics of the Advanced Scatterometer, or ASCAT, instrument aboard EUMETSAT’S MetOp-A satellite. ASCAT data became newly available in AWIPS with the release of OB9. The coverage and biases of the ocean vector winds retrieved by ASCAT will be assessed. Also, comparisons between ASCAT data and QuikSCAT data will be made. Finally, a warning decision will be presented to illustrate effective utilization of scatterometer data for marine operations.

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Call-to-Action Marker Training

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This training will teach forecasters all of the pertinent information about the new CTA Markers, including what they are, why they are being introduced, and how to ensure the needed products contain them.

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