Preparing Meteorology Undergraduates for the 'Grand Challenge': A Prototype Course for Hands - on Observations of Climate Variables

主要研究人员正在开发一门创新的本科生水平的课程，重点是气象仪器和气候变量的观测，以及气候数据的分析和解释，以及建立因果关系的社区互动。该课程包括气象仪器的实际操作培训，使用实时和存档数据分析气候变量，以及基于网络的模型。该课程向本科生介绍野外仪器、测量和观测的实际应用，同时向他们介绍不同仪器输出与人类观测的综合。该项目促进并强调学生与社区的互动，以了解气候观测中的微变化及其对区域认知的反馈。它侧重于将气候分析作为监测和展望问题来教育学生，并使用各种经过实地测试的仪器(与辐射、微气象和空气污染有关)和校准设施。。

ABSTRACTPreparing Meteorology Undergraduates for the "Grand Challenge": a Prototype Course for Hands-on Observations of Climate VariablesThe principal investigator is developing an innovative, undergraduate level course that focuses on meteorological instrumentation and observations of climate variables, along with the analysis and interpretation of climate data, and community interactions to develop cause-effect associations. The course involves hands-on training with meteorological instrumentation and analysis of climate variables using real-time and archived data, and web-based models. The curriculum introduces undergraduate students to practical applications of field instrumentation, measurements and observations while introducing them to the synthesis of heterogeneous instrumentation output with human observations. The project promotes and emphasizes student - community interactions for understanding the microvariability in climatological observations, and its feedback on regional perceptions. It focuses on educating students on climate analysis both as a monitoring and outlook problem, and employs a variety of field-tested instrumentation (radiation, micrometeorological and air pollution related) and calibration facilities. .