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Overview
The COMAP Planetary Boundary Layer Symposium has traditionally been a classroom
course taking place over 4.5 days. This year it is being offered as a synchronous
online course. Instructors will be broadcasting their presentations and lab
assignments from the COMET classroom via the Internet to participants located
offsite. This initial round of the virtual course is being offered to 12 WFOs
with the SOO and IFPS Focal Points as participants.
The goal of the symposium is to improve the operational understanding of BL
processes and thereby improve the accuracy of weather forecasts which have
high temporal and spatial resolution.
The course is anchored scientifically through an improved understanding of components in the surface energy budget. Operational application of these fundamental concepts will range from predicting the depth of the BL to the vertical transport of heat, moisture and momentum and the impact of small-scale processes on larger-scale phenomena. The influence of terrain, vegetation, and urbanization on the diurnal cycle of BL processes on sensible weather will be the focus. The course will conclude with a review of the limitations imposed by models and observations. The challenge for students will be implementation of this knowledge at the local WFO. Participants will have opportunities to share information on local BL issues during the course.
Registered participants can login at this URL: http://courses.comet.ucar.edu/
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