Six modules were published, or republished with new content and format in the area of numerical weather prediction:

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1 Winter Greetings from the COMET Program! Since the last update from COMET we have published 12 English modules in six different topic areas, two Spanish language modules, and one in Portuguese. Read on for additional details and direct web links of items that may be of interest to you. *Items of Note* We have enhanced the functionality of our "List of All Modules" link so that users can sort, and re-sort by title, publication date, topic area, difficulty level and language. Check it out at *New Publications:* Six modules were published, or republished with new content and format in the area of numerical weather prediction: *NWP Course: Unit 1: Overview and Orientation* ( *Model Fundamentals - version 2* ( *Intelligent Use of Model-Derived Products - version 2* ( *How Models Produce Precipitation and Clouds - version 2* ( *Influence of Model Physics on NWP Forecasts - version 2* ( *Understanding Assimilation Systems: How Models Create Their Initial Conditions - version 2* ( Two satellite meteorology modules:

2 *Recognition and Impact of Vorticity Maxima and Minima in Satellite Imagery* ( *Toward an Advanced Sounder on GOES?* ( Two winter weather-related modules: *Alberta Clipper Case Exercise* ( *Snowpack and Its Assessment* ( A new module in our fire weather training series: *S-290 Unit 7: Wind Systems* ( And a hydrology/qpe module: *Precipitation Estimates, Part II: Analysis* ( New titles in Spanish and Portuguese include: Principios de convección II: uso de la hodógrafa: ( Redacción de pronósticos de aeródromo para tiempo convectivo: ( A Floresta Amazônica e as Mudanças Climáticas ( As always, these materials are freely available to everyone, courtesy of our sponsors (NOAA's NWS, NESDIS GOES and NPOESS programs, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the Air Force Weather Agency, and the Meteorological Service of Canada).

3 Don't forget you'll need to register in order to access the modules. Registration is free, easy and available in both English and Spanish. We welcome any comments, suggestions, or feedback you have on these or any other training offerings available through the MetEd Website. Sincerely, Wendy Abshire Wendy Schreiber-Abshire COMET Meteorologist IMPORTANT NOTES: Through its various communication channels the American Meteorological Society (AMS), its Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise (CWCE) and the Commission's Board on Enterprise Communication (BEC) hope to foster greater communication, cooperation, and understanding among all members of the weather and climate community. The AMS_PSL list is a service of AMS, CWCE, and BEC. Its purpose is to facilitate rapid dissemination of announcements of interest to members of the weather and climate community. For more information about AMS, CWCE, and BEC see: -- AMS, -- CWCE, -- BEC, AMS, CWCE, and BEC also operate an online, moderated message board for messages that may lead to discussions:

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