## 2 Instructional Methods and Best Practices
### Learning Resources
#### 2.3.2 Distance Learning Courses
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{p{113.8 pt} p{113.8 pt}} \hline \hline \multicolumn{3}{c}{**MetEd Satellite Meteorology Courses**} \\ \multicolumn{3}{c}{([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_detail\_courses.php)} \\ \hline GOES-R Satellites Orientation Course & Introduction to capabilities, products and applications with the new generation GOES-R+ satellites \\ \hline GOES-R Series Faculty Virtual Course & Introduction to GOES-R satellite series instruments, capabilities and applications for university faculty \\ \hline JPSS Satellites: Capabilities and Applications Course & New generation operational polar-orbiting satellites, instruments, science, products and benefits for monitoring and forecasting various meteorological phenomena and environmental hazards \\ \hline Microwave Remote Sensing Topics Distance Learning Course ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_course.php?id=15) & Foundational topics covering science, products, and applications of satellite microwave remote sensing \\ \hline Multispectral Satellite Application Topics Course ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_course.php?id=35) & Foundational topics covering products and applications from multispectral observations, including methodologies used to derive multispectral image products \\ \hline Satellite Water Vapor Interpretation - Short Course ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_course.php?id=44) & Introduction to interpreting water vapor imagery for analyzing and identifying atmospheric processes \\ \hline Dynamic Feature Identification: The Satellite Palette ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_module.php?id=187) & Lesson series addressing use of satellite imagery to identify various atmospheric dynamic features \\ \hline Frontal Diagnosis Course ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_course.php?id=68) & Identifying and analyzing cold fronts using satellite imagery \\ \hline Modifying NWP Output Course ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_course.php?id=67) & Assessing NWP output using satellite imagery \\ \hline \multicolumn{3}{c}{**COMET Contributions to Multi-Partner Courses**} \\ \hline Satellite Foundational Course for GOES-R: SatFC-G ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_module.php?id=1301) & Series of short lessons and guides addressing GOES-R geostationary satellite instruments, capabilities, essential science and products for NWS forecasters and decision makers \\ \hline Satellite Foundational Course for JPSS: SatFC-J ([[https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training)]([https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training](https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training))\_module.php?id=1614) & Series of short lessons and guides addressing JPSS and other polar-orbiting satellite instruments, capabilities, essential science and products for NWS forecasters and decision makers \\ \hline \multicolumn{3}{c}{Series of lessons focused on the needs of African forecasters. Includes both online lessons as well as in-person training by different African training centers} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 2: MetEd courses and course contributions.