Equipment Request for a PC-McIDAS Interactive Computer System at Michigan State University

密歇根州气象资源局 密歇根州立大学的MMRP项目将提高 气象学领域的教学和研究， 气候学 提供资金用于购置一个 交互式气象计算机系统（UNIDATA/PC- McIDAS）。该计算机系统将提供硬件和 近实时显示卫星图像的软件 以及常规和诊断参数。 贡献 PC-McIDAS教学包括为学生提供 具有判读卫星图像的经验， 课堂和实验室演示的关系 高空特征、地表模式和云层之间的联系 系统.卫星图像也将被存档用于研究 目的 特别是，该档案将用于 关于密歇根州气候的进一步研究。

This award to the Michigan Meteorological Resources Program (MMRP) at Michigan State University will enhance instruction and research in the areas of meteorology and climatology. Funds are provided for the acquisition of an interactive meteorological computer system (UNIDATA/PC- McIDAS). This computer system will provide hardware and software for the near-real-time display of satellite images and conventional and diagnostic parameters. Contributions of PC-McIDAS to instruction include providing students with experience in interpreting satellite imagery and permitting classroom and laboratory demonstrations of the relationships between upper-air features, surface patterns, and cloud systems. Satellite images also will be archived for research purposes. In particular, this archive will be used for further research concerning the climate of Michigan.