GOES-R Short Course Derived Products Hands-on Exercise

Dodge City, KS Tornado Outbreak

Introduction to Scenario and Shift Change Briefing

Location of Dodge City, KS (DDC) via Google Map and County Warning Area (CWA)

0000-1200Z, 27 May 2015

• Convective Outlook

GOES 30-minute data: Visible and Infrared (IR)

• Explore Visible from 0000-1200Z and IR from 0000-1200Z.

Surface and Upper-Air Charts

• Explore Surface and Upper Air Charts.

Radar: Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity

• Explore Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity.

Nearcasting Product from GOES Sounder

• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1000Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1100Z.

NAM 32-km

• Explore 10-meter Winds (AGL) , Absolute Vorticity , Lifted Index (LI) , CAPE and CIN , Mean Shear , Total Precipitation , Vertical Velocity, RH and Temperature.

1200-1400Z, 27 May 2015

• Convective Outlook

GOES 1-minute data: Visible and Infrared (IR)

• Explore Visible from 1200-1259Z and IR from 1200-1259Z.
• Explore Visible from 1300-1359Z and IR from 1300-1359Z.

Surface and Upper-Air Charts

• Explore Surface and Upper Air Charts.

Radar: Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity

• Explore Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity.

Nearcasting Product from GOES Sounder

• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1200Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1300Z.

NAM 32-km

• Explore 10-meter Winds (AGL) , Absolute Vorticity , Lifted Index (LI) , CAPE and CIN , Mean Shear , Total Precipitation , Vertical Velocity, RH and Temperature.

1400-1900Z, 27 May 2015

• Convective Outlook

GOES 1-minute data: Visible and Infrared (IR)

• Explore Visible from 1400-1459Z and IR from 1400-1459Z.
• Explore Visible from 1500-1559Z and IR from 1500-1559Z.
• Explore Visible from 1600-1659Z and IR from 1600-1659Z.
• Explore Visible from 1700-1759Z and IR from 1700-1759Z.
• Explore Visible from 1800-1859Z and IR from 1800-1859Z.

Surface and Upper-Air Charts

• Explore Surface. No Upper-Air Charts available.

Radar: Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity

• Explore Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity.

Nearcasting Product from GOES Sounder

• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1400Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1500Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1600Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1700Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1800Z.

NAM 32-km

• Explore 10-meter Winds (AGL) , Absolute Vorticity , Lifted Index (LI) , CAPE and CIN , Mean Shear , Total Precipitation , Vertical Velocity, RH and Temperature.

Convective Initation (CI) Product (not a GOES-16 baseline product)

• Explore CI.

1900-2359Z, 27 May 2015

• Convective Outlook

GOES 1-minute data: Visible and Infrared (IR)

• Explore Visible from 1900-1959Z and IR from 1900-1959Z.
• Explore Visible from 2000-2059Z and IR from 2000-2059Z.
• Explore Visible from 2100-2159Z and IR from 2100-2159Z.
• Explore Visible from 2200-2259Z and IR from 2200-2259Z.
• Explore Visible from 2300-2359Z and IR from 2300-2359Z.

Surface and Upper-Air Charts

• Explore Surface and Upper Air Charts.

Radar: Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity

• Explore Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity.

Nearcasting Product from GOES Sounder

• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 1900Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 2000Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 2100Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 2200Z.
• Explore CAPE , EHI , LPW 700-300MB , LPW 900-700MB , PWD , PWDG , PWDTD , PWG 700-300MB , PWG 900-700MB , TED , TEDP , THETA-E AT 500MB , THETA-E AT 780MB, 4-panel data at 2300Z.

NAM 32-km

• Explore 10-meter Winds (AGL) , Absolute Vorticity , Lifted Index (LI) , CAPE and CIN , Mean Shear , Total Precipitation , Vertical Velocity, RH and Temperature.

Convective Initation (CI) Product (not a GOES-16 baseline product)

• Explore CI.

ProbSevere (not a GOES-16 baseline product)

• Explore ProbSevere data.

Additional Resources

• Explore pictures of the damage, and the tornado outbreak.
• Explore DDC radar images, and the storm report.

Training Resources

• GOES-R Training Overview
• GOES-R ABI Bands Quick Information Guides
• JPSS and Suomi-NPP Training (COMET)
• VIIRS Products (NASA SPoRT)
• VISIT Satellite Chat (CIRA)
• CIMSS Satellite Blog (CIMSS)

Link to the source for this exercise, "VISIT - NWA Workshop for GOES-R and JPSS"

• VISIT - NWA Workshop for GOES-R and JPSS