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The COMET® Program is a world-wide leader in support of education and training for the environmental sciences, delivering scientifically relevant and instructionally progressive products and services. More recently, the program has expanded its international capacity development to improve rural and remote communication and collection of meteorological information in developing countries.
We're proud of our accomplishments of the past 25+ years and look forward to continue serving our diverse user community for years to come.
Dr. Elizabeth Page, Director
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MetEd and our most recent publications
The MetEd website, one of COMET's primary undertakings, hosts hundreds of hours of education and training material for the geosciences. Below are our most recently published lessons and resources with links to the site.
The Sun, The Earth, and Near-Earth Space, 2nd Edition
While solar radiation enables and sustains life on Earth, it also produces “space weather” that can profoundly impact different technologies, including telecommunications, satellite navigation, and the electric power grid. Solar flares can produce x-rays...
Building Partnerships Through Communication
Building partnerships with organizations to support the implementation of Impact-based Forecasting (IBF) Services is critical for the success of the effort. Many organizations have information on the vulnerability and exposure of populations and infrastructure...
Aviation Focal Point: A Day in the Life
This lesson takes learners through a day in the life of a NWS WFO Aviation Focal Point. Learners will encounter activities they would have to perform within the role, including fielding calls from partners and mentoring colleagues. Through interactive scenarios,...
Satellite Applications for Winter Weather: Snow Squalls
New-generation GOES-R and JPSS satellite products offer improved capabilities for detecting and monitoring some of the more subtle elements of winter weather events, including snow squalls. In this lesson you will investigate a snow squall case in central...
National Water Model Services: Training Videos
National Water Model (NWM) services continue to evolve with new and updated services and visualizations. This training provides a series of six short training videos and corresponding fact sheets about NWM services and how they are used in decision support...
Instrumentation and Measurement of Surface Precipitation
This lesson offers a comprehensive overview of precipitation measurement at the Earth’s surface. The lesson begins by defining precipitation and why it is an important property to characterize. It then provides details about the properties and characteristics...
Using the NOAA Tidal Analysis Datums Calculator
The NOAA Tidal Analysis Datums Calculator (TAD) reads a time series of water level data and calculates several tidal datums. This lesson provides step-by-step instruction on using TAD. It describes data and metadata requirements, the processes used by TAD...
GNSS Positioning: Survey Planning and Data Acquisition
With the common adoption of GNSS in land surveying, best practices have evolved with improving hardware and faster data processing. This lesson follows several surveyors as they work their way through projects, touching all aspects from initial planning up...
Rip Currents: National Weather Service Mission and Partnerships, 2020 Edition
This lesson begins with a basic description of rip currents and rip current safety and a look at the partnerships between the US National Weather Service (NWS), National Sea Grant College Program, and the United States Lifesaving Association. It includes a...
Rip Currents: Nearshore Fundamentals, 2020 Edition
Every year over 100 fatalities occur in the United States in the surf zone along our beaches. Rip currents account for the majority of surf zone fatalities with high surf, sneaker waves, longshore currents and others contributing. A first step in predicting...
