The Structure and Dynamics of the Late Stages of the Cyclone Life Cycle: Creating and Articulating New Knowledge Using 4-D Animation of Numerical Model Output

9733127马丁该奖项是根据美国国家科学基金会职业计划颁发的。首席研究员马丁博士将开展一项综合研究和教学计划，在该计划中，将广泛使用来自数值模型的4维动画输出。研究部分侧重于研究旋风分离器生命周期中相对未被研究的后期阶段的结构和动力演变，包括旋风分解作用。这项研究将采用个案研究方法，并将包括使用最先进的非静力中尺度模式进行模拟，以及使用位涡诊断。将特别注意潜热释放对温带气旋成熟后阶段行为的作用。教育部分涉及各种活动，所有这些活动都将使用相同的4维模型动画的定制版本作为说明复杂大气现象的一种手段。这些活动分为两类：(1)对当地中小学进行外展教育；(2)通过开发特定课程的万维网链接到当前的动画预报模式数据，在大学课堂的所有各级加强课程设置。

9733127 Martin This award is made under the NSF CAREER Program. The principal investigator, Dr. Martin, will carry out an integrated research and teaching program in which extensive use will be made of 4-dimensional animated output from a numerical model. The research component is focused on an investigation of the structural and dynamical evolution of cyclones in the relatively unstudied late stages of the cyclone life cycle, including cyclolysis. The study will employ the case study approach and will include simulations with a state-of-the-art, non-hydrostatic, mesoscale model and the use of potential vorticity diagnostics. Special attention will be given to the role of latent heat release on the post-mature stage behavior of extratropical cyclones. The educational component involves a variety of activities, all of which will use tailored versions of the same 4-dimensional model animation as a means of illustrating complex atmospheric phenomena. These activities fall into two categories: (1) outreach education to local primary and secondary schools and (2) curriculum enhancement, at all levels in the university classroom, through the development of course-specific World Wide Web links to current animated forecast model data.