Eumetcal Courses

Location

Classroom session in DWD Training and Conference Centre (BTZ), Langen, Germany

Students

Minimum amount of students required: 10

Maximum amount of students allowed: 20

Applications from participating and new EU countries also welcome

Dates

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 or 3 ECTS credits.

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 (ES, pl)

1.2. Cold fronts (RD)

1.3. Deep convective cells (WJ, RD)

1.4. Drizzle and other shallow precipitation events (ES, PJ)

1.5. Precipitation and orography (mh)

1.6. Errors in products in different meteorological situations (es, WJ, PJ)

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

The Course Announcement will be made available in May 2008.