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AWOC Winter Weather Track Course Material Directory

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Note to NWS Staff:

To receive credit for completing the AWOC Winter Weather Track Training, you must take the training modules through the DoC E-learning LMS! The links below are for reference only.

IC Winter 1: Orientation

Lessons

Lesson 1.1: Orientation to the Winter Weather Track of AWOC (Video)

Recorded Facilitator Orientation Session

Student Handouts

Lesson 1.1 Student Handout (7.59 MB PDF)
Lesson 1.1 References (62 KB PDF)

IC Winter 2: Products and Services

Lessons

Student Handouts

Lesson 2.1 Student Handout (10.6 MB PDF)
Lesson 2.2 Student Handout (4.87 MB PDF)

IC Winter 3: User Needs to Mitigate Societal Impacts

Lessons

Student Handouts

Lesson 3.1 Student Handout (6.41 MB PDF)
Lesson 3.1 References (96 KB PDF)
Lesson 3.2 Student Handout (5.50 MB PDF)
Lesson 3.2 References (88 KB PDF)
Lesson 3.3 Student Handout (4.79 MB PDF)
Lesson 3.3 References (86 KB PDF)

IC Winter 4: Climatology

Lessons

Lesson 4.1 Part 1: ENSO [or 8.15 MB ZIP]
Lesson 4.1 Part 2: Madden-Julian Oscillation [or 8.65 MB ZIP]
Lesson 4.1 Part 3: Climatology - Teleconnections [or 6.51 MB ZIP]
Optional Lesson 4.1 Part 4: Climatology - Using CPC/CDC Products [or 5.37 MB ZIP]
Lesson 4.2 Part 1: Building a Climatology [or 7.84 MB ZIP]
Optional Lesson 4.2 Part 2: Applying Climatic Anomalies to EPS Data [or 5.99 MB ZIP]
Lesson 4.3: Microclimates: Interaction of Synoptic Pattern with Local Terrain [or 6.31 MB ZIP]

Student Handouts

Lesson 4.1 Part 1 Student Handout (7.18 MB PDF)
Lesson 4.1 Part 2 Student Handout (6.84 MB PDF)
Lesson 4.1 Part 3: Student Handout (7.37 MB PDF)
Optional Lesson 4.1 Part 4 Student Handout (7.86 MB PDF)
Lesson 4.2 Part 1 Student Handout (9.77 MB PDF)
Optional Lesson 4.2 Part 2 Student Handout (8.47 MB PDF)
Lesson 4.3 Student Handout (7.33 MB PDF)

Optional Exercises

Lesson 4.2 Exercise (100 KB PDF)
Lesson 4.3 Exercise (179 KB PDF)

Microclimatology exercise contributions from the field

IC Winter 5: Precipitation Forcing Mechanisms and Associated Diagnosis of Winter Weather Systems

Lessons

Student Handouts

Lesson 5.1 Student Handout (8.27 MB PDF)
Lesson 5.2 Student Handout (7.36 MB PDF)
Lesson 5.3 Student Handout (7.33 MB PDF)
Lesson 5.4 Student Handout (9.22 MB PDF)
Lesson 5.5 Student Handout (8.24 MB PDF)
Optional Lesson 5.6 Student Handout (23.0 MB PDF)
Optional Lesson 5.7 Student Handout
IC 5 References (10.8 MB PDF)

Optional Exercises

Lesson 5.1 Exercise (78 KB PDF)
Lesson 5.2 Exercise (67 KB PDF)
Lesson 5.3 Exercise (84 KB PDF)
Lesson 5.4 Exercise (70 KB PDF)
Lesson 5.5 Exercise (70 KB PDF)

IC Winter 6: Synoptic/Mesoscale Forecasting of Precipitation Type and Amount

Lessons

Student Handouts

Lesson 6.1 Student Handout (10.0 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.2 Part 1 Student Handout (6.34 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.2 Part 2 Student Handout (7.16 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.3 Student Handout (9.14 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.4 Student Handout (4.77 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.5 Part 1 Student Handout (9.71 MB PDF)
Lesson 6.5 Part 2 Student Handout (9.81 MB PDF)

Optional Exercises

Lesson 6.1 Exercise (72 KB PDF)
Lesson 6.2 Exercise (108 KB PDF)
Lesson 6.3 Exercise (80 KB PDF)
Lesson 6.4 Exercise (116 KB PDF)
Lesson 6.5 Exercise (89 KB PDF)

IC Winter 7: Monitoring System Evolution

Lessons

Student Handouts

Lesson 7.1 Student Handout (12.1 MB PDF)
Lesson 7.2 Part 1 Student Handout (11.7 MB PDF)
Lesson 7.2 Part 2 Student Handout (5.68 MB PDF)
Lesson 7.3 Student Handout (5.78 MB PDF)
Lesson 7.4 Student Handout (10.7 MB PDF)

Optional Exercises

Lesson 7.1 Exercise (73 KB PDF)
Lesson 7.3 Exercise (79 KB PDF)
Lesson 7.4 Exercise (224 KB PDF)

IC Winter 8: Winter Weather Simulations Using the WES

Lessons

AWOC Winter Weather Simulation Release DVDs and WES6.0ww Overview [or 7.8 MB ZIP]

Student Handout (PDF files require Adobe Acrobat)

Black and White

Print Version (80 MB PDF)
Screen Version (36 MB PDF)

Color

Print Version (268 MB PDF)
Screen Version (16 MB PDF)

Errata

There is also a list of known errata for the course available that lists all of the misprints found in the original printed handouts and updates made to the on-line modules. This document can be used to update the student binders and DVDs that you receive at your WFO.

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