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Available Classroom Curriculum
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Dynamics and Thermodynamics Demonstration Model (DTDM)
Submitted by: Robert Fovell, University of California, Los Angeles
The Dynamics and Thermodynamics Demonstration Model is a very simple, two-dimensional compressible numerical model that can be used to illustrate some basic atmospheric sciences concepts and phenomena, including (but not limited to) low- and high-frequency gravity waves produced by heat and momentum sources, sea-breeze circulations generated by differential heating, lifting over cold pools, and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
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EdGCM Global Warming Exercise
Submitted by: Mark Chandler, Columbia University
The EdGCM Global Warming Exercise explores the topic of Global Warming, but first it discusses how you would use a global climate model, and EdGCM, to construct the appropriate Modern climate control runs that are used as the base map for all climate change simulations. This exercise is used at many of our EdGCM training workshops and is a standard for getting started with EdGCM. The simulations used in this exercise come pre-installed with EdGCM 2.4 to EdGCM 3.0.
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Models as Teaching Tools: Simple Experiments, Tropical Cyclones, and the Rossby Radius of Deformation
Submitted by: Gary Lackmann, North Carolina State University
This web site contains graphics and materials needed to answer questions for the laboratory portion of the workshop presentation. If there is not enough time during the allocated session, feel free to come back and visit this site at a later time. Plots include animations from various experiments as well as links to initial and boundary condition files used to run the experiments.
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The Virtual Storm: A virtual reality educational application to teach about severe storms and tornados
Submitted by: William Gallus, Iowa State University
The Virtual Storm is a VR application that was designed to give users a hands on experience with a tornado. The project is funded by NSF CCLI grant DUE0127465. Versions are currently available for the Linux and Windows platforms. The research team behind the virtual tornado can be reached at 'tornado at vrac dot iastate dot edu'.
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Vis5d as a 3D Numerical Model Data Interrogation Tool
Submitted by: Leigh Orf, Central Michigan University
Vis5d is an interactive data visualization and interrogation program. The '5' in 'Vis5d' refers to five dimensions: three spatial dimensions, time, and variables; multiple variables can be visualized simultaneously. more >
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The LEAD Project
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Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD)
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A principal function of the LEAD Grid is to host data sets of relevance to mesoscale meteorology. Each grid node runs the Unidata LDM/IDD software to ingest a variety of data sets include those from NEXRAD radars, upper-air balloons, geostationary satellites, surface networks, commercial aircraft, wind profilers, and other systems. more >
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Forum Archives
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In the Models as Educational Tools forum, geoscience educators discussed ways they are using models in classroom settings with other forum participants. The forum was aimed at the college/graduate level but all educators were encouraged to participate.
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Contribute Curriculum
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Are you using models in classroom settings and wish to share this material? If you wish to contribute, please send email to: support-plaza@unidata.ucar.edu.
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