!Welcome to everyone! Welcome Instructors' introduction Technical instructions (Alessandro) Where are you from (Map)? Course structure Basic principles Questions and answers Closing

Recording of sessions We have the opportunity to record the sessions for play back. During the next year, the recordings will be available only for course's participants. If you do not like that your real name is visible in the internet later on please use a nick name instead of your real name

Self introduction (Wilfried) 57 years old Married since 30 years with Herta

Self introduction (Wilfried) Hobbies –Travelling, piano –astronomy, history, games

Professional life (Wilfried) Study in Cologne –Diploma 1984, PHD 1990 At DWD since 1985 –Research department –"Referendar" –Central forecast unit –Development of tools for road weather forecasts and nowcasting –Meteorological Training and Conference Centre in Langen Advanced training, international co-operation, project Manager, “E-Learning” Head of examination board (Diploma) NinJo-training

Your trainers (self introduction) Wilfried Martin RogerBojan Andreas Paul Sorin

Roger Deslandes Specialist in fire weather forecasting, nowcasting thunderstorms, providing case studies for forecasters’ training Managing training activities for forecasters Principal of The Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre (BMTC) : BoM awarded a study scholarship, publishing papers on the dynamics of dry-frontal boundaries 1995 – 2001: delivering courses to trainee forecasters in Thermodynamics, mid latitude meteorology, cloud microphysics and severe weather forecasting. Since 2005: Manager of Curriculum development and ongoing Education Group in the BMTC, e.g., –active role in the development of severe weather training –Forecast process, forecasters’ competencies and managing of in-service training programs. –Implementation of radar-training for supporting the use of the S-band-Doppler radars –Implementation of an extensive training program for the new Graphical forecast editor (GFE) Since 2009: Principal of the BMTC Hobbies: –Music, playing drums and percussions for many years, cycling, keeping moderately fit on my racing bike!

Lipovscak Bojan Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia

From Zagreb, Croatia

radar meteorology, satellite meteorology, weather modification, forecast, IT - GIS

1974, Graduation 1978, Master of Science 1986, PhD

Hobies Figure skating Listening music Driving Mountainering

Dr. Paul Joe Environment Canada Atmospheric Science and Technology Branch/Meteorological Research Directorate Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Section I am a research scientist with expertise in Doppler Weather Radar and Severe Weather. I have published papers that range from signal processing, weather radar, nowcasting and in severe weather. I was one of leads of the WWRP Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008,Vancouver 2010 Nowcasting Projects and the scientific lead for the Canadian National Radar Project developing the CARDS radar processing software and also for the NinJo workstation project. I am on several WMO Committees including chairing the Nowcasting Working Group and a member of the CIMO Expert Team on Upper Air and Remote Sensing. I organized several radar training workshops in Brazil and in South Africa and participated in radar workshops in Cairns and Turkey. I am the principal investigator for the Polar Precipitation Mission which proposes to put a radar in space to measure snowfall at high latitudes. I like to have fun by skiing powder but I hate to lose skis. I love to play golf but I am not very good at it. I live in Toronto but I also have an office in Vancouver. NRP V10 B08 FDP B08 JONAS South Africa Middle Earth, Fernie, BC

Austrian Meteorologist, received his master and PhD from Innsbruck University tutor for weather forecasting weather forecaster for mountaineers research projects concerning alpine meteorology and snow and avalanche research Marie Curie fellowship at Bologna University in Italy (radar gauge adjustment for hydrological applications) joined ZAMG, the Austrian NMS in : Head “Customer Service Division” involved in applied weather radar research and product development Andreas Schaffhauser

Sorin Burcea National Meteorological Administration Bucharest, Romania Scientific researcher within Laboratory of nowcasting and severe weather Main activity focused on: o Severe weather elements o Lightning activities of storms o Quality of weather radar data and processing algorithm o Radar QPE o Climatology of storms and associated phenomena o Risks associated with severe weather o GIS-based applications for meteorology and hydrology Lecturing: o Organizing and teaching at national and international courses and workshops Research projects: o Involved in research projects approaching topics like climate extremes and associated impact in hydrological events, flash flood forecasting, severe weather forecasting and warning.

Martin Hagen Scientist at Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany Diploma in Meteorology at University of Karlsruhe, Germany Research with dual-polarization and Doppler radar since 1986 Teaching “Radar in Meteorology” at Universities of Munich, Innsbruck, and Vienna

Martin Hagen Operation of POLDIRAD, first fully polarimetric Doppler radar in Europe Operation of Micro Rain Radar’s for Rain / Snow identification (mainly for aviation)

Technical instructions (Alessandro Chiariello, FMI)

Please, mark where you are from ( ) (44 participants)

Course structure 7 weeks independent work and online –2 hours plus 1 hour per week (average) –pre-reading on demand –Online sessions start at 08 UTC Exception: On 27 th May we will start at 15 UTC 1 week face-to-face training in Langen –08 th (09:00 local time)– 12 th June 2015 (12:30 local time)

Course structure and time table Begin of online presentations: 08 UTC 1.08 th April Opening of course (Centra, Moodle) (Alessandro, Wilfried, trainers) 2.15 th April: Doppler (Roger) 3.22 nd April: Polarization (Martin) 4.29 th April: Non meteorological phenomena (Sorin) 5.04th May: Fronts (Bojan) 6.13 th May: Convection (Peter Stapleton, BoM) th May: Precipitation estimation for forecasting (Andreas) 8.27 th May: Drizzle and shallow effects (Paul) – at 15 UTC 9.08 th – 12 th June: Classroom phase (Langen) – only for students that booked the classroom phase! Begin at 09 local time.

Availability of material (principle) One week before the online session –Material for self training will be opened step by step. → better guidance for you 2 days before the online session –ppt-slides of the corresponding lecture –System check! If you are late we cannot guarantee that your problem will be solved in time –Support chat: 1 hour before the session

Your main duties Questions / problems, please –technical problems  Alessandro –to particular session  responsible teacher –organisatorical matters  to Wilfried Pre-reading –If you have special interest pre-lessons activities –reading of self-study material –pre-lesson tasks (e.g., performing quizzes) –Utilization of student forum Taking part on as many as possible online session, preferable all

Please consider The exercises / homwork, quizzes are very important –We will monitor in to what extend you are dealing with the quizzes / exercises, certificates if  at least 50% of your answers/results are okay (online students)  Additionally for full students: How you deal with exercises/group work and with a short questionnaire at the end of the seminar  On the other hand: Please do not worry. We will not bee too strict. –if you have problems please ask the responsible teacher or use the students forum → input for the classroom phase → Most benefit for all of you –The NEWS forum is only for announcing information of general interest, e.g., availability of material, changes of the schedule, general technical problems –System check! If you are late we cannot guarantee that your problem will be solved in time Please use the support chat (about one hour before the session)

Presentation in Langen (topics) Working on presentation for Langen (for each institute one presentation, 20 minutes) –the instructors may help you, of course Details later on –Content close to your every day-work, must not be perfect Please use the students forum  you will get help from others! Please sent your titles asap, however, not later than by end of May –Adapting the schedule for the classroom phase

Questions?

Enjoy and good luck!