IC Winter 1: Orientation

Presentations

• Lesson 1.1: Orientation to the Winter Weather Track of AWOC (Video)
• Small file (29 MB)
• Medium file (92 MB)
• Large file (212 MB)
• Facilitator Orientation Session PowerPoint

Student Handouts & References

• Facilitator Orientation Handout
• Student Orientation Handout
• Lesson 1.1 References

IC Winter 2: Products and Services

Presentations

• Lesson 2.1: Why Certain Products are Issued (4.92 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 2.2: WFO/HPC Collaboration (5.24 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 2.1 Handout
• Lesson 2.2 Handout

IC Winter 3: User Needs to Mitigate Societal Impacts - Road Weather

Presentations

• Lesson 3.1: IC Overview (3.6 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.2: Weather Impacts & Surface Transportation Management Strategies
  • Part 1: Road Weather Impacts (3.5 MB ZIP)
  • Part 2: Advisory Management Strategies (2.7 MB ZIP)
  • Part 3: Control Management Strategies (2.7 MB ZIP)
  • Part 4: Treatment Management Strategies (6.1 MB ZIP)
  • Part 5: Environmental Parameters That Affect Road Surface Temperatures (4.4 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.3: Tools for Monitoring Road Weather
  • Part 1: Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) (4.92 MB ZIP)
  • Part 2: Using RWIS Data from MADIS in AWIPS (or 4.33 MB ZIP)
  • Part 3: Weather-Related Decision Support Tools Used by Surface Transportation (3.84 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.4: The NWS-Ground Transportation Partnership (5.15 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.5: Comparing Timelines of NWS Products & Ground Transportation Mitigation Strategy Implementation (3.97 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 3.1 Handout
• Lesson 3.2, Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 3.2, Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 3.2, Part 3 Handout
• Lesson 3.2, Part 4 Handout
• Lesson 3.2, Part 5 Handout
• Lesson 3.3, Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 3.3, Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 3.3, Part 3 Handout
• Lesson 3.4 Handout
• Lesson 3.5 Handout
• Lesson 3 References

IC Winter 4: Climatology

Presentations

• Lesson 4.1: Climatological Patterns
  • Part 1: ENSO (5.2 MB ZIP)
  • Part 2: MJO (6.5 MB ZIP)
  • Part 3: Teleconnections (6.6 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 4.2: Building and Applying a Climatology
  • Part 1: Building a Climatology (7.84 MB ZIP)
  • Part 2(Optional): Applying Climatic Anomalies to EPS Data (5.99 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 4.3: Microclimates: Interaction of Synoptic Pattern with Local Terrain (6.31 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 4.1 Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 4.1 Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 4.1 Part 3: Handout
• Lesson 4.2 Part 1 Handout
• Optional Lesson 4.2 Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 4.3 Handout

Optional Exercises

• Lesson 4.2, Part 1
• Lesson 4.3

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

Presentations

• Lesson 5.1: Using Potential Vorticity in Operations (27.3 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.2: Diagnosing Mesoscale Internal Forcing: Frontogenesis (8.47 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.3: The Effect of Stability on the Response to Internal Forcing in the Atmosphere (8.72 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.4: Examples of Frontal Precipitation Bands (8.53 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.5: Structure of TROWALS (7.90 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.6 (Optional): Cool-Season Orographic Precipitation Processes and Prediction (13.1 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.7(Optional): Lake Effects (8.69 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 5.1 Handout
• Lesson 5.2 Handout
• Lesson 5.3 Handout
• Lesson 5.4 Handout
• Lesson 5.5 Handout
• Optional Lesson 5.6 Handout
• Optional Lesson 5.7 Handout
• IC 5 References

Optional Exercises

• Lesson 5.1
• Lesson 5.2
• Lesson 5.3
• Lesson 5.4
• Lesson 5.5

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

Presentations

• Lesson 6.1: Introduction to the Top-Down Methodology (25.8 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 6.2: Precipitation Type Forecasting
• Part 1: Baldwin and Ramer Techniques (5.81 MB ZIP)
• Part 2: Borgouin Method and Partial Thickness Technique (6.20 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 6.3: Using Ensembles in Winter Weather Forecasting (11.3 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 6.4: The Ingredients Based Method for Forecasting Heavy Precipitation (4.69 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 6.5: Forecasting Snow Totals
• Part 1: Snow Ratio Basics, Climatology, and Snow Microphysics (5.74 MB ZIP)
• Part 2: Snow Production, Conceptual Models, and Diagnostic Tools (6.65 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 6.1 Handout
• Lesson 6.2 Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 6.2 Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 6.3 Handout
• Lesson 6.4 Handout
• Lesson 6.5 Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 6.5 Part 2 Handout

Optional Exercises

• Lesson 6.1
• Lesson 6.2
• Lesson 6.3
• Lesson 6.4
• Lesson 6.5

IC Winter 7: Monitoring System Evolution

Lessons

• Lesson 7.1: Monitoring Model Accuracy (47.0 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 7.2: Winter Weather Precipitation Estimation
• Part 1: Winter Weather Precipitation Estimation (11.5 MB ZIP)
• Part 2: Winter Weather Precipitation Estimation - Case Study (6.95 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 7.3: Effective Use of Spotters and Webcams (5.43 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 7.4: Diagnosing Unexpected Precipitation Areas (21.2 MB ZIP)

Student Handouts & References

• Lesson 7.1 Handout
• Lesson 7.2 Part 1 Handout
• Lesson 7.2 Part 2 Handout
• Lesson 7.3 Handout
• Lesson 7.4 Handout

Optional Exercises

• Lesson 7.1
• Lesson 7.3
• Lesson 7.4

IC Winter 8: Winter Weather Simulations Using the WES

Lessons

• AWOC Winter Weather Simulation Release DVDs and WES6.0ww Overview (3.5 MB ZIP)
• AWOC Winter Weather Simulation Guide (v2.0) updated for WES 8.3.1 (Facilitators only)

Retired Lessons from Previous Versions of Winter AWOC

FY 2006/2007 Versions:

• Lesson 3.1: Significant Impacts to Users (8.35 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.2: User Issues, Constraints, and Responses (7.58 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 3.3: Conveying Forecast Confidence (7.26 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 4.1: Climatological patterns (version 2006 for reference only)
  • Part 1: ENSO (8.15 MB ZIP)
  • Part 2: Madden-Julian Oscillation (8.65 MB ZIP)
  • Part 3: Climatology - Teleconnections (6.51 MB ZIP)
  • Part 4: Climatology - Using CPC/CDC Products (5.37 MB ZIP)
• Lesson 5.1: Diagnosing Synoptic Scale Internal Forcing: A Review of QG Theory and Potential Vorticity (17.7 MB ZIP)