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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> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: EYU-574423 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed