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Weather Radar Applications in Nowcasting for Weather Forecasters
Eumetcal Course
Delivered by the DWD, Course Director Dr. Wilfried Jacobs ([email protected])
In cooperation with DLR, FMI, ABoM, MSC, DHZ and INMH
Location
Classroom session in DWD Training and Conference Centre (BTZ), Langen, Germany
Application deadline
15 September 2008
Application form
Available online at https://www.webropol.com/P.aspx?id=241427&cid=68894127
Students
Minimum amount of students required: 10
Maximum amount of students allowed: 20
Applications from participating institutions and new EU countries also welcome
Dates
During the distance learning phase, a 1-hour weekly online session is arranged and the participant is expected to work independently with offline material for 2 hours per week.
Distance phase 1: 10 November 2008 – 12 December 2008 (5 weeks, 5 + 10 hours)
Distance phase 2: 12 January 2009 – 30 January 2009 (3 weeks, 3 + 6 hours)
Classroom phase: 3 – 6 February 2009 (4 days, 32 hours)
Tuition fee
1000 EUR
Duration
5 + 3 weeks distance, 4 days in person with independents exercises.
Total equivalent 90 hours of training.
Objectives
- Improve the ability of the forecaster to identify potentially hazardous weather from weather radar products
- Improve the ability of the forecaster to diagnose weather phenomena using weather radar products
- Allow the forecaster to detect systematical errors in the weather radar products
- Increase awareness on the potential of modern weather radars in the forecasting process
- Differentiation between precipitation types
Target Audience
Operational weather forecasters
Prerequisites
- Some previous knowledge in operational weather forecasting, especially the use of radar products in forecasting and synoptic meteorology
- Strong motivation for personal development and/or interest in weather radar application
- Good skills in the English language
Language
The course will be given by international teachers in English. No translations will be offered and the participant is expected to be able to follow the teaching in English.
Contents of the Course
1. Diagnosis of weather phenomena in radar products (distance learning phase)
1.1. Warm frontal rain
1.2. Cold fronts
1.3. Deep convective cells
1.4. Drizzle and other shallow precipitation events
1.5. Precipitation and orography
1.6. Errors in products in different meteorological situations
1.7. Principles of diagnosis
2. Case studies, group work and discussion in weather phenomena using radar products (classroom phase)
2.1. Region specific phenomena
2.2. Nowcasting
Structure of lectures (+ online background material):
- Principles of diagnosis
- Warm Fronts
- Cold fronts
- Deep convection 1
- Deep convection 2
- Deep convection 3
- Drizzle, shallow events & orography
- Problems
Classroom structure (preliminary)
Day 1
A.M.: Questions and answers from the distance learning phase
Lunch
P.M.: Tools and techniques for case studies
Day 2
A.M.: Chapter 7: Nowcasting
Lunch
P.M.: Student presentations and discussion on nowcasting
Days 3-4
Case Studies, presentations and discussion | 
