Local, National and International research field experiences in the atmospheric sciences for underrepresented groups

由霍华德大学教师指导的一项计划旨在激励本科生和研究生，重点是通过测量研讨会/短期课程和实地活动（地面和飞机）三年的地方，国家和国际研究经验，来自代表性不足的群体。 这是通过霍华德大学大气观测站和美国航天局戈达德空间飞行中心的研究机会在当地完成的。 在全国范围内，学生将参加与怀俄明州，由NSERC（北达科他州的U），国家大气研究中心（NCAR）和NOAA的飓风研究部（HRD）赞助的美国宇航局学生空中研究的机会大学的实地经验。在第二年（2010年），学生将参加国内和国际上计划飓风场运动（GRIP），预计将从佛罗里达和其他加勒比国家的潜在操作。此外，在塞内加尔和几内亚的实地活动中，学生们将帮助进行上游测量。 每个学生将被分配一个导师与预期的研究经验，以激励本科生追求研究生学习，也作为研究生论文和论文研究课题的研究思路和数据的来源。 塞内加尔的测量将继续侧重于降雨量的变化，并有可能应用于社会需求。

A program directed by faculty at Howard University aims to inspire undergraduate and graduate students with an emphasis on those from underrepresented groups through local, national and international research experiences through measurement workshops/short-courses and field campaigns (ground and aircraft) for three years. This is done locally through research opportunities at the Howard University Atmospheric Observatory (HUAO) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GFSC). Nationally, students will participate in field experiences with the University of Wyoming, the NASA Opportunity for Student Airborne Research that is sponsored by NSERC (U of North Dakota), the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and NOAA's Hurricane Research Division (HRD). During the second year (2010), students will participate both nationally and internationally in a planned hurricane field campaign (GRIP) that is expected to operate from Florida and potentially other Caribbean countries. Moreover, students are expected to help with upstream measurements during this field campaign in Senegal and Guinea. Each student will be assigned a mentor with the research experience expected to motivate undergraduate students for pursuing graduate studies and also serving as a source of research ideas and data for graduate student thesis and dissertation research topics. Measurements in Senegal will continue to focus on rainfall variability with potential applications for societal needs.