UNIDATA Equipment Acquisition

使用UNIDATA系统的图形工作站， 接收和处理气象数据的大学 将收购罗得岛海洋学研究生院。 UNIDATA是NSF资助的系统，允许大学 部门获取实时天气数据、预报和 专业的卫星图像。 通过卫星传输的数据是 由联网的计算机摄取和解码;它们可以被存储在 或用于显示器、诊断计算或 实验预测 在URI处，需要卫星接收 装备到位，已稳定运行四年。 购置的工作站将加强教育计算机系统， 实验室，目前有微型计算机和工作站 在局域网上。 将安装UNIDATA软件 并用于显示分析和存档气象数据， 教学科研目的性强 跨学科项目。 那些研究大气的人 化学物理海洋学和古气候学 最大程度地受益于增强的实验室设施。 校园内实验室的专用计算机可以访问 局域网，该系统也将用于这些研究 环境. 这种使用的一个例子是控制或监测 规划或进行实地实验的条件。

A graphical workstation for use of the UNIDATA system to receive and process meteorological data at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography will be acquired. UNIDATA is the NSF-subsidized system allowing university departments access to real-time weather data, forecasts and specialized satellite images. Data transmitted via satellite are ingested and decoded by networked computers; they may be stored or used in displays, in diagnostic calculations or perhaps in experimental forecasts. At URI the required satellite receiving gear is in place and has been in stable operation for four years. The workstation acquired would augment the Educational Computer Laboratory, which presently has microcomputers and workstations on a local area network. The UNIDATA software will be installed and used in display analysis and archive meteorological data for the purpose of teaching and research for strongly interdisciplinary programs. Those studying atmospheric chemistry, physical oceanography and paleoclimatology are likely to benefit most from the augmented laboratory facilities. Dedicated computers in laboratories across campus can access the local network, and the system will also be used in these research environments. An example of such use is control or monitoring of conditions for the planning or conduct of field experiments.