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 Types - Formation/Dissipation Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3
Planetary Boundary Layer & Clouds Layer Cloud Forecating More Low Cloud Forecasting Marine Layer Cloud	Quick Outline and Rules of Thumb - Formation/Dissipation
How to Clouds Dissipate? Stratus Dissipation Stratus Dissipation (Another Tutorial)	More 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	Research Paper - Formation of Fog due to Stratus Lowering
Cloud Streets/Horizonal Rolls Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3	UPS Fog Study
Isentropic Lifting and Cloud Development COMET Module on Isentropic Analysis	Forecasting Dew/Frost
Gravity Waves/Undular Bores Cloud Types Formed by Undular Bores

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 Tutorial 2	Impacts from Winds on the Boundary Layer
The Low Level Jet	The Nocturnal Boundary Layer Wind Maximum
Pressure/Forces/Winds Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3

Wind Shear	Icing
Wind Shear - FAA Publication	Icing Tutorial Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3
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)	Penn State University Tutorial
Thunderstorms - The Definitive Edition	Importance of 850 mb Analysis and Elevated Thunderstorms
Severe Weather Refresher Severe Weather Refresher #2	Elevated Convection - Skew-T Simulator (Penn State) Skew-T Comparison (Elevated vs Surface-Based Convection)
Downburst Tutorial #1 Downburst Tutorial #2	Elevated Thunderstorm Event Review - South Texas 2012
Thunderstorm Outflow Boundaries Tutorial #2

Skew-T and Convective Parameters	Lightning
Skew-T and Convective 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) NWS Tropical Cyclone Brochure
Precipitation Nomogram	Tropical Waves (NHC) Africa and Tropical Waves
Forecasting Winter Precipitation Type (NWS Workshop 2004)	Hurricane Facts La Niña and Atlantic Hurricanes
General Winter Precipitation Forecasting	Defining Tropical, Subtropical and Extratropical
Precipitation Effect on Wet-Bulbing Out Process	Atlantic Basin Names
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
El Niño/La Niña/ENSO Stuff *NWS website*	Fronts/Frontogenesis Cold Fronts Warm/Stationary Fronts Understanding Fronts (Anafront vs Katafront)
El Niño/La Niña/ENSO Stuff (https://www.climate.gov/enso)	Review of Sfc/850/700/500/300-200 mb Charts
Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on the hurricane season (climate.gov)	Geopotential Height/Thicknesses
Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) Factsheet	Vorticity/Shortwaves/Upper-Level Lows
Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) Publication	Divergence/Convergence/500mb Chart (Level of Non-Divergence)
	Simplified Omega Equation (Thermal/Vorticity) Advection
	Deformation Band/Col Region Tutorial 2
	The Inversion/Cap
	Gravity Waves Impacts of Gravity Waves on Aviation (Paper)

Weather Glossaries	Commonly Misunderstood Terms
Glossary of Meteorology (American Meteorology Society)	Isopleths
National Weather Service Glossary	Temperatures - Dry Bulb / Wet Bulb / Dew Point / Potential Water Vapor - RH / Dew Point / Mixing Ratio
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Radiation, Conduction and Convection Defined
	Different Spacial Scales: Global/Planetary... Synoptic...Mesoscale...Microscale Tutorial 2
	Layers of the Atmosphere Tutorial 2

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 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