Training events in 2023 for GOES-R and JPSS Satellite Imagery and Data

In 2023, different training activities were created under the GOES-R/JPSS and AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology (SatMOC)) umbrellas. These were designed to educate/enlighten participants on the capabilities of NOAA’s GOES-R and JPSS satellite portfolio as well as the new science or data products generated at university and other research entities in the field of satellite remote sensing. Activities included a short course at the AMS Annual Meeting in Denver in January 2023. This short course, sponsored by Lockheed-Martin was titled “Making Beautiful Images of NOAA Satellite Data using Python” and was presented in hybrid format, that is, with in-person and remote attendees. There was a NOAA/WMO RA IV satellite training workshop coordinated by the GOES-R program along with NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and hosted by Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN) of El Salvador. This March 2023 four-day online course had ca. 150 attendees representing 15+ countries; recordings are archived by MARN. Next, three 2-hour (online only) webinars occurred in July of 2023: “Monitoring global lakes and reservoirs using multi-satellite observations”, “ Monitoring and Predicting the Opening of the Northwest Passage” and “Unique Career Pathways Working with Satellites and their Observations across Various Disciplines”. The early 2023 AMS Short Course filled the room, and the online three 2-hour webinars in the Summer were heavily attended with participants from 35 countries. This presentation will briefly outline the topics covered, discuss reactions from the participants and highlight why training events for satellite imagery continue to be needed, and discuss the challenges and successes of different presentation formats.