Improvement of the Undergraduate Atmospheric Science Curriculum in Georgraphy with Equipment for Real-Time Meteorology

曼卡托州立大学将购买设备，使用卫星图像、天气雷达数据、国家气象局信息、雷击数据和当地天气数据来加强几门本科课程的教学。这些课程包括自然地理和天气方面的大型入门课程；以及气候学、高级天气分析和遥感方面的更专门课程。学生将有机会参与一些利用该设备获得的数据的“动手”项目。较低级别的课程服务于相当数量的K-12教师候选人。曼卡托州立大学将为NSF设备拨款提供同等数额的资金。

Mankato State University will purchase equipment to use satellite imagery, weather radar data, National Weather Service information, lightning strike data, and local weather data to enhance instruction in several undergraduate courses. These include both large introductory courses in physical geography and weather; and more specialized courses in climatology, advanced weather analysis and remote sensing. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a number of "hands-on" projects that utilize data obtained with this equipment. The lower division courses serve significant numbers of K-12 teacher candidates. Mankato State University will match the NSF equipment grant with an equal amount of funds.