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Quick Lessons

Check out the modules below for lessons and storymaps on satellite products and more!

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Monitoring Low Clouds and Fog from Polar Satellite Imagery

This microlesson will provide several examples of low stratus and fog in Alaska demonstrating how specialized polar satellite products can be used to identify and monitor evolving changes in these features.
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Introduction to NUCAPS Products for Fire Weather Potential

This interactive training will introduce users to NUCAPS Soundings and Gridded Products with an emphasis on application for assessing the potential for fire weather conditions. We will examine several examples in Oklahoma, Colorado, Alaska, and Canada. Upon completion, users will be familiar with NUCAPS product’s strengths and limitations, visualization tools, and suggested fields for analysis.
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JPSS Sea Ice Microlesson Series

This microlesson will present the JPSS “Sea Ice” products of Surface Temperature, Concentration, and Age. These products are for ice features that are floating either in the ocean or large lakes, but they do not include information related to land-based ice sheets. Both VIIRS and ATMS instruments within the JPSS satellite suite are used for these products as well as the AMSR2 instrument on the JAXA GCOM-W1 satellite. The audience for this module is intended to be both the operational user making short-term decisions as well as the researcher developing new solutions and science findings.
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Exploring JPSS Fire Products

This microlesson will present an overview of the fire problem in Alaska and introduce the Alaska-specific satellite products that fire professionals use to keep our residents, firefighters, and valuable infrastructure safe from wildfires.
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