IDV generated image of sea-level pressure (contours), a rainwater isosurface (yellow), and a potential temperature isosurface (blue shading) for an idealized hurricane simulation.  The elevated rainwater column near the storm center is a reflection of both a very strong updraft lofting rain, and a heightened freezing level in this warm-core storm.  The warm core also produces the downward protrusion of the potential-temperature surface over the storm center.

 Senior meteorology major Katie Craven delivers a weather briefing to the senior synoptic and forecasting class (September 2009).
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Senior undergraduate meteorology major Tim Steffen works on an in-class exercise using the GARP software visualization package (September 2009).