ZHU Training Page

NOTE: Content for ZHU training page was derived from myriad of sources (e.g., NWS, academia, private meteorologists).
With the exception of presentations/event write-ups clearly marked, ZHU CWSU takes no credit for content listed below.

Clouds/Precipitation	Fog/Dew/Frost
How do Clouds and Rain Form? Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3	Fog Definitions
Planetary Boundary Layer and Clouds Layer Cloud Forecating Low Cloud Forecasting Marine Layer Cloud	Fog Types -Formation/Dissipation Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3
How to Clouds Dissipate? Stratus Dissipation	In Depth - Radiation/Advection Fog
Cloud Recognition Tutorial 2 Cloud Poster	Forecasting Fog/Stratus - Including Satellite Appearance/Key Paramaters/Vertical Cross Sections
Stability and Cloud Development Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3	Fog - The Definitive Edition
Cloud Streets/Horizonal Rolls Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3	UPS Fog Study
Isentropic Lifting and Cloud Development	Forecasting Dew/Frost

Winds/Jetstream	Turbulence
General Winds/Circulations Tutorial 2	Turbulence Tutorial Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3
General Winds - The Definitive Edition	Turbulence - The Definitive Edition
Jet Stream/Jet Streaks	Impacts from Winds on the Boundary Layer
Pressure/Forces/Winds Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3

Wind Shear	Icing
Wind Shear - FAA Publication	Icing Tutorial Tutorial 2
Low Level Wind Shear - NWS Presentation	Icing - The Definitive Edition
Low Level Wind Shear - Another NWS Presentation
Wind Shear - The Definitive Edition

Thunderstorms	Elevated Thunderstorms
Thunderstorm Tutorial Tutorial #2	Elevated Thunderstorm Tutorial
NWS Jetstream Britannica	Elevated Thunderstorms across the Northern Plains - NWS Paper
Thunderstorm - ZHU Presentation (with Added Slides)	Temperature Sounding Favorable for Elevated Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms - The Definitive Edition	Elevated Thunderstorm Event Review - South Texas 2012
Severe Weather Refresher Severe Weather Refresher #2
Downburst Tutorial #1 Downburst Tutorial #2
Thunderstorm Outflow Boundaries Tutorial #2

Convective Parameters	Lightning
Skew-T Parameters	NWS Lightning Tutorial Additional NWS Tutorials
Skew-T Parameters (Univ of Wisconsin)	Why Some Thunderstorms Produce Excessive Lightning
SPC Severe Weather Parameters Version 2	Lightning Myths and Facts
Learning Hodographs Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4	Lightning Safety Additional Lightning Safety Tutorials

Precipitation Types (Winter Stuff)	Tropical Cyclones
Precipitation Types	Tropical Weather - NWS Jetstream Page
Precipitation Nomogram	Atlantic Basin Names
Forecasting Winter Precipitation Type (NWS Workshop 2004)	Hurricane Facts
General Winter Precipitation Forecasting	Defining Tropical, Subtropical and Extratropical
Precipitation Effect on Wet-Bulbing Out Process	NWS Tropical Cyclone Brochure
Winter Weather Glossary	Tropical Weather Glossary
	Tropical Tidbits Spaghetti Models - Mike's Wx Page

El Niño/La Niña/ENSO/MJO Stuff	Miscellaneous
El Niño/La Niña/ENSO Stuff *CPC website*	Longwave Patterns Long/Shortwaves Basic Wave Patterns Cyclones/Anticyclones/Fronts/Vertical Structure/Vort/Div Fronts/Frontogenesis Cold Fronts Warm/Stationary Fronts Understanding Fronts (Anafront vs Katafront)
El Niño/La Niña/ENSO Stuff *NWS website*	Review of Sfc/850/700/500/300-200 mb Charts
El Niño/La Niña/ENSO Stuff (https://www.climate.gov/enso)	Geopotential Height/Thicknesses
Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on the hurricane season (climate.gov)	Vorticity/Shortwaves/Upper-Level Lows
Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) Factsheet	Divergence/Convergence/500mb Chart (Level of Non-Divergence)
Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) Publication	Simplified Omega Equation (Thermal/Vorticity) Advection
	Deformation Band/Col Region Tutorial 2
	The Low Level Jet
	The Inversion/Cap
	Gravity Waves Impacts of Gravity Waves on Aviation (Paper)

ZHU Presentations	ZHU Weather Event Reviews
NOTE: * designates a PowerPoint Presentation will download**	NOTE: * designates a PowerPoint Presentation will download**
ZHU Winter Weather Hazards - PowerPoint Slides	Elevated Thunderstorm Event Review - South Texas 2012
ZHU Summer Weather Hazards - PowerPoint Slides	Houston Severe Weather - August 13, 2013 ***
ZHU Hurricane Talk (2013)	Persistent Strong Thunderstorms West of KIAH - Oct 8, 2014
Forecasting Summertime Winds at KIAH ***	Record Heat/Severe Weather - August 11, 2015 ***
Utilizing AWIPS 4-Panels to Forecast Convection ***	Severe Turbulence Event - Janary 25, 2015
	Seabreeze Wind Event at KIAH ***
	Low-CAPE / High-Shear(LCHS) Event across ZHU Air Space

Weather Glossaries	Commonly Misunderstood Terms
Glossary of Meteorology (American Meteorology Society)	Isopleths
National Weather Service Glossary	Temperatures - Dry Bulb,Wet Bulb, and Dew Point Defined
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Radiation, Conduction and Convection Defined

Weather Handbooks and Important Links
FAA - Aviation Weather For Pilots and Flight Operations	FAA - Weather Theory (Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge)
U.S. Air Force - Meteorological Techniques	U.S. Air Force - Weather Agency Doctrine (see SC 1W01A (A Course)
U.S. Air force Weather Qualification Training Package	U.S. Navy - Aerographer's Mate
Commercial Pilot Meteorology (Part 1) (Part 2)	Forecaster's Reference Book (United Kingsgdom)
Basic Spotter's Field Guide	Advanced Spotter's Field Guide
National Weather Service JetStream - Online School	www.theweatherprediction.com (Haby's Weather Prediction Hints)
NWS Brochures	FAA Contractions

Weather Keys
Key to Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)	METAR Decoder Tutorial 2
Weather Symbol Key for AWC/WPC Products	Another Good Weather Symbol Key
Graphical AIRMET (G-AIRMET)

Maps
U.S. Regional Map	Another U.S. Regional Map
Texas Regional Map	Another Texas Regional Map
KIAH Runways	KHOU Runways
Gulf of Mexico Routes	30 Core U.S. Airports

Inland Water/Sea Surface Temps
Sea Surface Temperatures in Gulf of Mexico	Galveston Bay Live Buoy Observations
Water Temperature Table of the Western Gulf of Mexico	Lake Houston - Current Water Temp