COMET Case Study User Survey

This survey should take only 5-10 minutes of your time. The deadline for filling out the survey is 22 May 1998. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. It will help us better understand your needs.

Ethan Davis
Linda Miller
< support@unidata.ucar.edu>.

Name:
Institution:
Phone (optional):
E-mail (optional):

Q1. Have you used the WWW system to retrieve COMET Case Study data?

Yes, I downloaded some data from the CODIAC system.
Yes, I ordered a tape through the CODIAC system.
No, the data available does not interest me.
No, I haven't had the time.
No, it's too hard to use.
Explain (optional):
No, I didn't know it was available through the WWW.
Other:

Note: If you are unaware of the availability of COMET case studies on the WWW, please click here for information.

Q2. What would most improve the usefulness of the COMET Case Study data?

More case studies.
More supporting information (e.g., summaries and lab exercises).
Expanded browse capabilities for plotting and graphing data.
Other:

Q3. What phenomena would you like to see as the subject of future COMET case studies?

Tornadoes (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Aircraft icing (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Gravity waves (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Record heat/cold (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Intermountain West flash flood/microburst (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Pacific hurricane (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Barrier jet (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Fog/ceiling (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Heavy snow (Suggestions [give dates]: )
Other:
(Suggestions [give dates]: )

Q4. Data from numerous field projects are available through the CODIAC system. Please check the projects for which you have retrieved data using the CODIAC system.

ACE-1
CaPE
CEPEX
FASTEX
GCIP/EOP
GCIP/ESOP-95
GCIP/ESOP-96
GCIP/ESOP-97
GCIP/GIDS-1
GCIP/GIST
Lake-ICE
MICROFRONTS
Operational
PACS
SHEBA
STORM-FEST
STORM-WAVE
TOGA COARE
VORTEX
VORTEX-95

Note: Click here to browse these projects using the CODIAC system.

Q5. Do you plan to use the CODIAC system in the future to access either COMET case studies or field projects?

Yes, I will use it to access COMET Case Studies.
Yes, I will use it to access field projects.
Yes, I will use it to access both case studies and field projects.
No. Why (optional)?

Q6. How are you using COMET case study data you have already retrieved?

Researching a particular event
Researching a phenomenon
Research project for an advanced degree (M.S., Ph.D.)
Research project for an undergraduate degree
Research resulting in a publication in a scientific journal (Please list the journal(s): )
Research resulting in a presentation at a scientific conference (Please list the conference(s): )
In the undergraduate classroom
In the graduate classroom
In the undergraduate laboratory
Operational meteorology training exercise highlighting the forecasting process
Operational meteorology training exercise highlighting the scientific concept
Displaced real time forecasting training
Other:

Q7. Have you developed any training material for any of the COMET case studies and are you willing to contribute them so that others might use them?

Yes, I will contribute them. (Please see our contribution page.)
Yes, but I don't want to contribute them.
Why?
No, I have not developed any materials but I will in the future.
No, I have not developed any materials and have no plans to.

Q8. We have developed a web form that makes it easy for you to contribute data to enhance existing case studies. Do you have any sources of "non-traditional" data (such as mesonet data) that may be applicable?

Yes. What data types?
No, but I may in the future.
No.

Q9. Many of you have developed case studies for your local area or of particular interest to you. Some of you have even made your case studies accessible on the WWW. We are beginning to develop a "Case Studies of Interest" web page with links to all the case studies we can find. Do you think having access to case studies developed by others would be helpful to you?

Yes.
Yes and please add a link to my case study page.
URL:
No.