An Atmospheric Science Laboratory for Undergraduate Education

大气科学(41)正在为“天气与大气”和“气候和天气观测分析”开发两个单元。这两门课程是科罗拉多大学大气和海洋科学系本科课程的一部分。这一努力背后的主要动机是为学生提供使用环境传感器和数据进行实践体验的机会。该项目使用屋顶实验室仪器和基本参数的测量，帮助学生了解地球大气中的辐射过程，并调查水文循环的关键要素。在本科生入门阶段，学生逐渐熟悉环境传感器及其操作，并被介绍数据在现象学水平上的应用。高年级本科生正在使用这些数据来发展对地表辐射能量收支的定量理解，与模型模拟进行比较，并对仪器和测量理论、传感器校准和测量不确定度有一个实际的理解。该项目的进展和成效由科罗拉多大学的外部评估员决定。评估方法包括一系列形成性和终结性工具(定性和定量)，旨在帮助确定拟议课程对参与学生的影响。

Atmospheric Sciences (41)Two modules are being developed for "Weather and the Atmosphere" and "Analysis of Climate and Weather Observations". These two courses are part of the undergraduate curricula in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado. The primary motivation behind this effort is to provide students with opportunities for 'hands-on' experiences using environmental sensors and data. This project is using rooftop laboratory instruments and measurements of fundamental parameters to help students understand radiative processes in the Earth's atmosphere and to investigate key elements of the hydrological cycle. At the introductory undergraduate level students are becoming familiar with environmental sensors and their operation and are being introduced to applications of data on a phenomenological level. Upper-division undergraduate students are using these data to develop a quantitative understanding of the radiative energy budget at the surface, to compare with model simulations, and to gain a practical understanding of instrument and measurement theory, sensor calibration, and measurement uncertainties. The progress and effectiveness of this project is being determined by external evaluators at the University of Colorado. The evaluation approach involves a series of formative and summative tools (both qualitative and quantitative) and is intended to help determine the impact of the proposed curriculum on participating students.