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