The Ultraviolet Impacts Network: Linking Education in Atmospheric and Health Sciences

建议的项目将建立一个紫外线影响网络(UV-IN)，这是一个由社区大学教职员工和学生组成的地球科学教育网络。紫外线影响网络旨在改善控制臭氧消耗及其对紫外线(UV)气候学和健康风险的影响的物理概念和过程的教学。该计划解决了在推进地球科学教育方面的几个公认需求，并纳入了与气候变化过程、太阳、大气和地球表面之间的物理相互作用以及与人类健康风险和环境管理相关的增强知识。参与该网络的每所大学的教职员工和学生将可以访问广泛的UV数据网络，并将参加团队培训研讨会。师生团队培训工作坊将于2000年夏季举行，届时共有20支团队将亲身体验仪器的选择和安装、数据收集和在网页上张贴数据、获取气候和健康数据库等辅助信息的方法培训、关于臭氧气候学和紫外线辐射大气透过率的科学方面的指导，以及健康影响评估方法的演示。经过培训和在工作坊上的介绍，参与的师生团队将共同制定特定地点的课程计划，以监测紫外线通量气候学，并解释紫外线暴露风险的地方和地区特征。这些计划将需要涉及监测和评估活动，涉及每个学院的多个课程，如气象学、地理学、生态学、健康科学、康乐、医疗技术和环境科学。每个计划还将包括当地卫生和环境机构的参与，以及提供新的职业信息和实习机会。参与的学院将通过互联网(网络)通信交换课程计划、数据集、分析和讨论，从而开发出一种“分布式知识”资源。合并后的数据和解释信息将用于学生调查项目和实验室练习，以研究臭氧和其他气候参数的时空趋势和可变性如何影响紫外线暴露的风险因素。第二个暑假期间将举行后续会议/讲习班，以便讨论紫外线影响网络的进展情况，并协助教员继续在其学院开展网络活动。这个拟议的项目将建立在参与美国农业部国家UV-B监测网络以及NSF赞助的名为内华达州学生教师教育计划的教育项目的基础上，并将培养社区大学教职员工和学生在地球科学研究和环境评估方面的能力。

9907674WetzelThe proposed project will establish an Ultraviolet Impacts Network (UV-IN), a geosciences education network of community college faculty and students. The UV Impacts Network is designed to improve instruction in the physical concepts and processes, which control ozone depletion, and the resulting influences on ultraviolet (UV) climatology and health risk. This program addresses several of the recognized needs in the advancement of geosciences education and incorporates enhanced knowledge related to climate change processes, physical interactions between the sun, atmosphere, and Earth surface, as well as, relevance to human health risk and environmental management. Faculty and students at each college participating in the network will have access to an extensive UV data network and will attend a team-training workshop. The faculty-student team training workshop will be held during the summer of 2000, at which a total of 20 teams will have hands-on experience with instrument selection and installation, data collection and posting of data on web pages, methods training for accessing auxiliary information such as climate and health databases, instruction on the scientific aspects of ozone climatology and atmospheric transmittance of UV radiation, and demonstration of methods for health impacts assessment. After training and presentations at the workshop, participating faculty-student teams will work together to develop site-specific curriculum plans for monitoring UV flux climatology and interpreting local and regional characteristics of UV exposure risk. These plans will be required to involve monitoring and assessment activities which engage multiple classes at each college, such as Meteorology, Geography, Ecology, Health Science, Recreation, Medical Technology, and Environmental Sciences. Each plan will also include involvement of local health and environmental agencies, and the provision of new career information and internship opportunities. The participating colleges will develop a "distributed knowledge" resource by exchanging course plans, datasets, and analysis and discussion via Internet (web) communications. The combined data and interpretive information will be used for student inquiry projects and lab exercises to allow study of how spatial and temporal trends and variability of ozone and other climate parameters influence the risk factors for ultraviolet exposure. A follow-up conference/workshop will be held during second summer, to allow discussion of the UV Impacts Network progress and to assist faculty in continued implementation of the Network activities at their colleges. This proposed project will build on participation in the USDA national UV-B monitoring network, as well as, an NSF-sponsored educational project entitled Nevada Student Teacher Education Program, and will foster increased capabilities of community college faculty and students in geoscience research and environmental assessment.