Integrating Research and Education through Measurement and Analysis
Integrating Research and Education through Measurement and Analysis
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DOI：
10.1175/2008bams2287.1
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发表时间：
2008-06
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8
通讯作者：
J. Schroeder;C. Weiss
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作者：
J. Schroeder;C. Weiss
©2008美国气象学会发电机、数字万用表、电源和频谱分析仪。各种手动和电动工具，焊接和拆焊站，以及电子用品也可提供。该实验室位于风科学与工程（WISE）研究设施，里斯技术中心的一部分，校园以西约10英里。丰富的现有现场设施位于附近，可在教室使用。这些设施包括几个移动的飓风塔、五个装有仪表的移动的中网机架、WISE 200米气象塔、24个StickNet平台（可快速部署的2.5米高气象站）以及西德克萨斯中网的所有资产。随着研究基础设施的不断发展，预计将有更多的仪器可供使用，其中一些仪器已经在开发中。实验室的位置鼓励学生和WISE研究中心和西德克萨斯Mesonet的技术人员之间的互动，也允许工作人员使用相同的实验室设备。计划在2008年初利用国家科学基金会的资金对实验室进行升级;未来对实验室的升级将取决于内部和外部资金的供应情况。培训未来的科学家，以有效地开发和使用仪器要求课堂访问平台和支持基础设施。不幸的是，资金紧张的大学最近一直在减少对课堂仪器的投资。相反，德克萨斯理工大学（TTU）的观测设施在过去十年中有所扩大。将不断增长的观察能力融入课堂环境是对正在进行的研究工作的合理延伸。这个想法作为一个新的实验室和一套研究生课程的发展动力。
©2008 American Meteorological Society generators, digital multimeters, power supplies, and a spectrum analyzer. A variety of hand and power tools, soldering and desoldering stations, and electronics supplies are also available. The laboratory is located at the Wind Science and Engineering (WISE) research facility, part of the Reese Technology Center, about 10 miles west of campus. A wealth of existing field facilities are located nearby and are available for use in the classroom. These facilities include several mobile hurricane towers, five instrumented mobile mesonet racks, the WISE 200-m meteorological tower, 24 StickNet platforms (quickly deployable 2.5-m-tall meteorological stations), as well as all of the assets of the West Texas Mesonet. Additional instruments, some already under development, are expected to become available as the research infrastructure continues to grow. The location of the laboratory encourages interaction between the students and the technical staff of the WISE Research Center and West Texas Mesonet, and also allows staff to make use of the same laboratory equipment. An upgrade to the laboratory is planned for early 2008 using NSF funding; future upgrades to the laboratory will depend on the availability of internal and external funding. T he training of future scientists to efficiently develop and use instrumentation demands classroom access to platforms and supporting infrastructure. Unfortunately, funding-strapped universities have recently been reducing investment in classroom instrumentation. Conversely, observational facilities at Texas Tech University (TTU) have expanded over the last decade. Integrating the growing observational capabilities into a classroom setting was a logical extension to the ongoing research efforts. This idea served as the impetus for the development of a new laboratory and set of graduate courses.