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National Himawari Training Campaign

Timeline and Estimated Time to Work through the Material

Overview and Timeline

There are three phases in this Training Campaign, the Familiarisation Phase, the Training and Assessment Phase and the Ongoing Support Phase. A table summarising these phases is shown below.

First Phase (mid January to April 2015)	Online resources set up to familiarise / re-familiarise Forecasters with the use of Himawari-8 type data. Online liaison with "Satellite Champions" and other stakeholders to ensure that the resources are effectively used. This includes Weekly Webinar Tutorial Sessions.
Second Phase (May to July 2015)	Online training and assessment resources set up for the Advanced Forecaster Course / Science Week 2015 on the VLab and BMTC Moodle web sites. Online training resources pertaining to the effective use of Himawari-8 type data will be available to all stakeholders. Assessment resources will be made available to selected stakeholders.
Third Phase (from July 2015)	Real time availability of the Himawari-8 data to stakeholders. Ongoing liaison and training to ensure that the data is used effectively within an operational forecasting environment.

Estimated time for working through this Background Material, and the Case Studies

Rapid Scan Data - estimated total duration of activities 220 minutes

Rapid Scan (10 minute) satellite data. Background Material and Case Studies	Duration of video recording	Estimated duration of activity
Forecaster Feedback in the use of Rapid Scan Data: Part A (Background Material)	8 minutes	20 minutes
Forecaster Feedback in the use of Rapid Scan Data: Part B (Background Material)	4 minutes	10 minutes
Forecaster use of Rapid Scan Data: Part A (Background Material)	11 minutes	20-25 minutes
Forecaster use of Rapid Scan Data: Part B (Background Material)	4 minutes	10 minutes
Forecaster use of Rapid Scan Data: Part C (Background Material)	5 minutes	10-15 minutes
Broadscale Case Study, Japan (Case Study)	14 minutes	25 minutes
Rapid Scan vs RADAR (Gippsland Region) (Case Study)	10 minutes	20-25 minutes
Diurnal Tropical Convection (Java) (Case Study)	11 minutes	20 minutes
Monsoonal Squall Lines (Arafura Sea) (Case Study)	4 minutes	10 minutes
Turbulence Signatures over Honshu (Japan) (Case Study)	12 minutes	25 minutes
Turbulence Signatures over Queensland (Australia) (Case Study)	7 minutes	15 minutes
Fog and Low Cloud (South Australia) (Case Study)	4 minutes	10 minutes
Smoke and Fire (Victoria) (Case Study)	5 minutes	10 minutes

RGB Products - estimated total duration of activities 220 minutes

RGB product satellite data. Background Material and Case Studies	Duration of video recording	Duration of activity
Introduction to RGB products (Background Material)	4 recordings (22 + 12 + 17 + 13 minutes)	1 – 1.5 hours Total.
Volcanic Ash RGB product (Indonesia) (Case Study)	4 minutes	20-30 minutes *
Dust RGB product (China / Sudan) (Case Study)	8 minutes	20-30 minutes *
Airmass RGB product (S Atlantic / western Europe) (Case Study)	8 minutes	20-30 minutes *
Severe Convection RGB product (Africa / Spain) (Case Study)	9 minutes	20-30 minutes *
Adapting RGB products to low latitudes (Case Study)	1 minute	5 – 10 minutes

*includes activity and revision of RGB product