Training tool, online
EUMETSAT has a number of weather animations on its YouTube channel (youtube.com/EUMETSAT1). These are available to you to use in you training.
The resources include:
- The global weather in 2013**
- Overview of the monthly weather in Europe**
- Climate and weather videos**
- Satellte imagery from specific weather events
Items marked with ** have an audio commentary in English – of course you don’t have to use it. The commentary is aimed at a general public audience – there is much more of interest to professional meteorologists in the animations.
These videos could be used to start a discussion on the weather patterns in a particular region, which could lead to a discussion on conceptual models. Also people could discuss what is seen from the data presented and what other data are needed to see other atmospheric phenomena.
These resources are free for everyone to use, including downloading the video to place in a course site. If you have feedback on the animations please contact EUMETSAT.