NWP skills for operational meteorologist

Vesa Nietosvaara and Larisa Nikitina give a weather briefing for the European region, Larisa focusses on the preparations for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

Length: 55 min

Author: Vesa Nietosvaara, Larisa Nikitina

Diamantino Henriques gives a weather briefing for the Azores and looks back to the heavy rain event on 13th and 14th March 2013.

Length: 30 min

Author: Diamantino Henriques

Bodo Zeschke gives a comprehensive overview of the technical facilities available at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology followed by a weather briefing and a short lecture on shallow cold fronts.

Length: 50 min

Phil Chadwick introduces his home country Canada and talks about the challenges a forecasters has to face in this large coutry. He puts most emphasis on satellite images and water vapour patterns. 

Length: 50 min

Izidor Pelajic gives a presentation on the evaluation of precipitation products from the NWC-SAF. 

Length: 30 min

Author: Izidor Pelajić (DHMZ)

Jean-Marc Moisselin gives a presentation on the RDT product of the NowCasting SAF.

Length: 30 min

Author: Jean-Marc Moisselin (Meteo France) 

Christoph Gatzen gives an overview of cold-season derechos that occurred across Central Europe between 1997 and 2014. 

Length: 30 min

Author: Christoph Gatzen (MeteoGroup)

Tomas Pucik presents a study of the environments of non-severe and severe thunderstorms in Central Europe.

Length: 30 min

Author: Tomaš Pučik (ESSL)

Thomas Krennert presents the Trusted Spotter Network Austria (TSN).

Length: 30 min

Author: Thomas Krennert (ZAMG)

Liliane Hofer presents alpine pumping as a major mechanism for convection related to orography. 

Length: 30 min

Author: Liliane Hofer (ZAMG)