Experiences in Forecasting the Weather and Training 

Host: Bernie Connell

Presenter: José Manuel Gálvez

Location: In-person at CIRA Commons

Being able to work with the CIRA Training team directly brings an opportunity to integrate expertise gained during my 13-year tenure at the WPC International Desks. This presentation provides a summary of key responsibilities at the Desks, including operational weather forecasting, Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS), forecast tool development and implementation, and delivering effective onsite and virtual training to diverse audiences. During those years, we collaborated with CIRA to conduct monthly satellite focused weather briefings and training, as well as workshops engaging the international community. While at CIRA, I aim to introduce the WPC-developed Hail and Severe Weather Algorithm (GR02T for Granizo-V02-Trial) and the Galvez-Davison [stability] Index (GDI). The GDI has been tuned for tropical and subtropical locations. GR02T was tuned for severe weather in the Rio de la Plata Basin in South America, and has potential for application in the central United States. I look forward to exploring, sharing, and adapting training methods to enhance applications of spectral bands and RGB products for diverse users and communicating observations from operations back to researchers.