From February 2015 onwards, – every Wednesday from 02:00-03:00 UTC / online
The Australian VLab Centre of Excellence has started a training campaign to help users improve their skills for using data from Himawari-8. The campaign has three phases.
Phase I (February –April): Familiarising stakeholders with the use of 10 minute rapid scan and the ‘Red-Green-Blue ‘ (RGB) products that combine multiple channels of data. Weekly online, recorded tutorials are also available.
Phase II (May to July): Highlights the use of rapid scan data and RGB products through the use of case studies. Assessment activities will be available for BMTC and selected stakeholders only. The 2015 Advanced Forecaster Course ‘Science Week’ hosted by VLab CoE Australia, will be an important part of this phase.
Phase III will start after the receipt of the Himawari-8 data and will include ongoing support and training to stakeholders.
Training campaign page: http://www.virtuallab.bom.gov.au/training/hw-8-training/