Tutorials and Feedback: Phase 2

Phase 2 From the Regional Focus Group meeting, December 2015

• Tuning the Night Microphysics RGB product 22 minutes duration (39Mb .wmv file)   (66Mb .mp4 file)

• Collaboration with the Principal Sponsoring Satellite Operator - shadow effects in the Dust RGB product 6 minutes duration (7Mb .wmv file)   (15Mb .mp4 file)
  

• Utilising additional Himawari-8 channels - the new "Cloud Phase RGB product" 7 minutes duration (13Mb .wmv file)   (21Mb .mp4 file)
  

Please download the following animations prior to the session:

References (2Mb)

Animation 1 (30Mb)

Phase 2 From the Regional Focus Group meeting, November 2015

• A brief overview of resources pertaining to AOMSUC-6 and the 1st KMA International Meteorological Satelltie Conference (7 minutes)  (7Mb .wmv file)   (14Mb .mp4 file)
  

• Tips on using rapid scan satellite data effectively (19 minutes) (184Mb .wmv file)   (166Mb .mp4 file)

• Three methods of tuning Himawari RGB products, with some objectively derived RGB recipes (18 minutes) (21Mb .wmv file)   (46Mb .mp4 file)
  

• New RGB products and a "Forecaster friendly RGB reference sheet (10 minutes) (12Mb .wmv file)   (26Mb .mp4 file)
  

Please download the following animations prior to the session:

Animation 1 (39Mb)

Animation 2 (6Mb)

Phase 2 From the Regional Focus Group meeting, October 2015

The following topics were discussed:

Comparing various speeds of rapid scan Himawari-8 satellite animation; Sumatra region smoke
(8 minutes)
(.wmv file 149Mb)          (.mp4 file 124Mb)

The Day Convection RGB product investigated, with focus on Himawari-8 data (12 minutes)
 (.wmv file 21Mb)        (.mp4 file 37Mb)

Phase 2 Important Science Week 2015 sessions, July 2015

The following topics were is discussed:

Exploring the potential of the high spatial and temporal resolution Himawari-8 data
(60 minutes)
(.wmv file 112Mb)          (.mp4 file 167Mb)

Himawari-8 RGB Products applied to the Australasian and Pacific regions (60 minutes)
 (.wmv file 149Mb)          (.mp4 file 208Mb)

South African Weather Service discussion of RGB Products (60 minutes)
(.wmv file 59Mb)          (.mp4 file 122Mb)

Phase 2 Tutorial Session 3, 24th June 0200-0300UTC

Topics to be discussed include:

Brief review of the previous Tutorial Session 2

Exploring the new channels of Himawari-8, especially the visible and near-infrared and water vapour channels

Tutorial Session 3 PowerPoint presentation (9Mb)

Phase 2 Tutorial Session 2, 17th June 0200-0300UTC

Topics discussed include:

A brief outline of the objectives of Phase 2 (8 min duration)

(.wmv file 8Mb)  (.mp4 file 18Mb)

Exploring the Training and Assessment resources (4 min duration)

(.wmv file 5Mb)  (.mp4 file 11Mb)

A brief introduction to Derived Products (17 min duration)

(.wmv file 20Mb)  (.mp4 file 43Mb)

Introducing the Blog page and Blog resources, with an example (13 min duration)

(.wmv file 25Mb)  (.mp4 file 34Mb)

Tutorial Session 2 PowerPoint presentation (14Mb)

Phase 2 Tutorial Session 1, 2nd June 0200-0215UTC

(during the Australian VLab Centre of Excellence Regional Focus Group meeting)

The following topic is discussed:

Introducing the National Himawari-8 Training Campaign Part 2 (7 minutes)
 (.wmv file 9Mb)          (.mp4 file 21Mb)