Weather Radar Nowcast Training

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Objectives

To enahnce forecasters skills in interpretation of radar images.
To provide insights about radar added value in nowcasting and early warning services.

Instructors

Jim Wilson, Senior Scientist Emeritus
Rita Roberts, Project Scientist III

Schedule

Prerequisite - pre-course self learning | Weather Radar Fundamentals Training Module
Live training sessions - four one hour virtual training sessions

Getting Started
Radar Basics and Interpretation
Science Nowcasting storms in the Lake Victoria Basin region of East Africa
Future Plans and questions

Interactive videos - Five short interactive videos containing quizzes on the subject matter being shown.

Short Lecture 1: Interpretation of weather radar echoes
Short Lecture 2: Radar low-level convergence boundaries
Short Lecture 3: Range and velocity folding or how to scan the radar
Short Lecture 4: Extrapolation Nowcasting
Short Lecture 5: Use of boundaries for nowcasting

Sponsors

The following recorded lectures were sponsored by WISER, WMO and the Highway Project

Recorded live lectures available here.

Live Lecture 1: Getting Started

Presented Monday, September 14, 2020

Live Lecture 2: Radar Basics and Interpretation

Presented Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Live Lecture 3: Science Nowcasting storms in the Lake Victoria Basin region of East Africa

Presented Tuesday, September 21, 2020

Live Lecture 4: Future Plans and questions

Coming soon

The following recorded Weather Radar Nowcast Training lectures were part of the
HIGHWAY Project (High Impact Weather Lake System)

Sponsored by Foreign Commonwealth Development Office & WISER Programme
Radar data images courtesy of Tanzania Meteorological Authority & Uganda National Meteorological Authority