UNIDATA Equipment Acquisition

将购置一个图形工作站，以便在罗德岛大学海洋学研究生院使用裁研所系统接收和处理气象数据。UNIDATA是由国家科学基金会资助的系统，允许大学各系获取实时天气数据、预报和专门的卫星图像。通过卫星传输的数据被联网的计算机摄取和解码；它们可能被存储或用于显示器、诊断计算或可能用于实验预报。在URI，所需的卫星接收设备已经就位，并且已经稳定运行了四年。购置的工作站将加强教育计算机实验室，该实验室目前在局域网上有微型计算机和工作站。将安装裁研所软件，并将其用于气象数据的显示、分析和存档，以便为跨学科较强的方案进行教学和研究。那些研究大气化学、物理海洋学和古气候学的人可能会从扩大的实验室设施中受益最大。校园内实验室的专用计算机可以访问本地网络，该系统也将用于这些研究环境。这种用途的一个例子是控制或监测用于规划或进行实地试验的条件。

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.