Wx 365
Satellite and Radar Weather Interpretation
Dr. Brad Muller
Exam 1
Material:
Notes
on Fundamentals
of Remote Sensing
Review
of Logarithms
Planck
Function Graphs (Spreadsheet)
Exam
1 Study List
Exam
2 Material:
Request
a University Linux Computer Account
You need to
have a Linux computer account to use ERAU Weather Center satellite and
map drawing meteorological software packages (GARP, NMAP, NSHARP, etc). Only do this if you DO
NOT already have such an account.
Opening
GARP and Saving Files
Mosher's
NMAP Tutorial
Comma
Clouds
Fog
in Satellite Imagery
Sea
Breeze and Sea Breeze Fronts
Mountain
and Lee Waves
Cloud
Streets
Open
Cell Convection
General
Circulation
Ridge
Amplitude
Transverse
Bands
Thunderstorm
Outflow Boundaries
Overshooting
Thunderstorm Tops
Island
Effects
Coastal
Eddies
Hurricanes
Exam 3
Material:
Weather
Radar Overview
A
Brief History of Weather Radar
Radar
Types and Components
NEXRAD
NEXRAD
Products
GARP
Radar Products
The
Radar Equation
VIP
Level to dBZ Conversion
Radar
Basics
Ground
Clutter
Severe
Wx Reflectivity Signatures
Non-Precipitation
Echoes
Range
Folding
Doppler
Velocity
Velocity
Aliasing
Doppler
Radar Formulas
Radar
Summary Chart
Nexrad
Severe Weather Algorithms
NWS
Milwaukee Radar Presentation, Part I--Radar Fundamentals
NWS
Milwaukee Radar Presentation, Part II--Radar/Storm Interpretation
NWS
Milwaukee Radar Presentation, Part III--TVS and TDA (Tornado Detection
Algorithm)
NCDC Radar Data Viewing
Tools
Radar
Interpretation Links