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[Staging #EYU-574423]: 20140711: Meeting notes from Jamaican met. service

Teddy,

Great! Thanks for all the support and promoting Unidata technology.

Best,

Unidata IDV Support


> Brian,
> 
> I just returned from presenting the results from my Caribbean rainfall
> chapter to the climate group at the Jamaican Meteorological Service. The
> director or the branch, Lawrence Brown, said afterwards that it was
> the most powerful presentation he has ever seen. I fully credit this
> statement to the use of IDV during the presentation. I gave a standard
> power-sleep presentation for the first third, then shifted to 2 animated
> case studies using IDV, followed by more power-sleep conclusions. IDV
> has the ability to interactively engage the audience, especially when
> animated 3D and cross sections are employed. Long story short, they
> love IDV and want to learn as much about it as they can before I leave
> next week. They asked if I would be willing to return to provide more
> in-depth training. I replied that with funding and after my defense,
> I can do anything, but not before Sept.
> 
> As for the actual content, the group was thrilled to see that our
> results match most of their perceptions. However, our results contradict
> their idea that spring rains originate exclusively from mid-latitude
> systems. This contradiction was exactly what I wanted to discuss and try
> to move beyond. They were unaware about how much the lower level (850mb)
> guides atmospheric moisture into the Caribbean from the tropics. Also,
> they were very intrigued to see the Car-belt as a part of a larger global
> system a la the meiyu-baiu.
> 
> At the minimum it was a slam dunk for IDV and to a lesser extent for
> RSMAS outreach/collaborative bridges. At the most, their impressions
> about early season rainfall have been enhanced and new forecast parameters
> have been identified. I hope this is just another step towards additional
> collaboration
> for future research and applications.
> 
> ...now, back to that LIM work.
> 
> teddy
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Teddy Allen, Ph.D. Student
> The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
> Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
> Miami, FL 33149
> USA
> 
> Director of Scientific Applications
> The International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO)
> www.iedro.org
> Office: MSC-315
> Tel : +001-305-421-4275
> skype: teddy.allen
> web: www.teddyallen.com<http://www.teddyallen.com>
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EYU-574423
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed