Interactive Meteorological Computer Classroom Development Under UNIDATA

该项目旨在建立一个气象-气候学实验室，该实验室将允许为研究和教学目的访问实时气象数据。该实验室将在内布拉斯加-林肯大学地理系的主持下发展，将包括一个由一个文件服务器和几个工作站组成的局域网络，并附有适当的打印机和其他外围设备作为共享资源。该实验室将主要致力于气象数据的显示和分析，使用美国国家科学基金会资助的Unidata数据流和PC-McIDAS显示和分析软件。通过校园计算网络，气象实验室将加入地理信息系统（GIS）实验室，该实验室将允许学生以非传统的方式分析和显示气象、气候和地理数据。实验室的协同关系将为创新的本科教育和研究创造一个独特的环境。现有的气象学-气候学课程将因额外的计算机设备而得到改进，而扩展后的能力将允许开发新的课程。耦合的气象-气候学和GIS实验室将在该部门的课程中强调物理世界和社会活动不可分割的本质，并将为全国其他部门提供一个示范项目。

This project is to develop a meteorology-climatology laboratory that will allow access to real-time meteorological data for research and teaching purposes. The laboratory will be developed under the auspices of the Department of Geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will consist of a local area network (LAN) comprised of a file server and several workstations, with appropriate printers and other peripherals attached as shared resources. This laboratory will be primarily devoted to meteorological data display and analysis using the NSF-funded Unidata data stream and PC-McIDAS display and analysis software. Through the campus computing network, the meteorology laboratory will be joined to a geographic information systems (GIS) laboratory that will allow students to analyze and display meteorological, climatological and geographic data in non-traditional ways. The synergistic relationship of the laboratories will create a unique environment for innovative undergraduate education and research. Existing courses in meteorology-climatology will be improved by the additional computer equipment and the expanded capabilities will allow new courses to be developed. The coupled meteorology-climatology and GIS laboratories will allow an emphasis on the inseparable nature of the physical world and societal activities in the department's courses and will provide a model program for other departments around the country.