Meteorological Training And Professional Development Links Page COMET Cooperative Program for Operational meteorology, Education and infoabout NWS/University collaborative activities; Partners Projects; fellowships; http://www.nwas.org/committees/training/links.html
CRC For Southern Hemisphere Meteorology Ltd/Cray Research in a collaborative program of Immediate Goals The meteorology CRCseeks to build Both activities support the wider spectrum of meteorological http://www.environmentdirectory.com.au/research/crcshm.html
Extractions: The Centre was established in July, 1993 under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program . The centre brings together Monash University , the Bureau of Meteorology , the CSIRO Divisions of Atmospheric Research and Telecommunications and Industrial Physics and Silicon Graphics Pty Ltd/Cray Research in a collaborative program of meteorological research and education. Located at Monash University, the CRC is one of the principal centres in Australia for research and graduate training in the Meteorological Sciences. Our understanding of climate variability and global change comes from many sources: studies of past changes in the atmosphere and climate, data from current observing systems and field experiments, and simulations involving mathematical models. Each contributes to our knowledge of the fundamental processes that control the physical, chemical and biological components of the Earth system. Understanding these processes is essential for improving the predictive models being developed to aid society and to assist policy makers to plan for and minimise global change. Our Centre is contributing to the international research effort to improve the understanding of some of the key processes that govern the current state of the atmosphere and its variability. What is the Meteorology CRC?
Extractions: Randy A. Peppler, Associate Director INFRASTRUCTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS During 1998, CIMMS played a national leadership role for the NOAA Joint Institutes (JIs). This resulted from the CIMMS Director being Chair of the JI Directors for 1998-99, and involved CIMMS hosting a JI Administrators' Meeting (April) and planning two JI Directors' Meetings scheduled for January and April 1999. These activities enhanced CIMMS' familiarity with NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the ten other JIs that extend across the U.S., including in Hawaii and Alaska. Consistent with the above, there has been continued growth in the involvement of CIMMS scientists, engineers, and support personnel in the programs of the NSSL (88 individuals, who now substantially outnumber the Laboratory's 52 federal employees), WSR-88D OSF (10), and SPC (3). This level of activity constitutes a ten-fold increase over five years ago. The resulting infrastructural challenges are being successfully addressed, including through a January 1999 Workshop that was planned in late 1998.
FELT 2000 Grenci, meteorology Bill Syrett, meteorology Todd Miner, meteorology College of Preliminarydata suggest these collaborative activities have fostered positive http://www.psu.edu/celt/grants/FELT2000.html
Activities Report For Fiscal Year 2001 training needs in mesoscale meteorology for weather Program efforts are collaborative,the benefits for residence courses, teletraining activities, and content http://dev.comet.ucar.edu/status/01anrpt.htm
Extractions: ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR NA97WD0082 1. Introduction The initial efforts of the COMET Program focused on supporting the professional development of weather forecasters and hydrologists. Because forecasters and hydrologists have a limited amount of time available for professional development, COMET training materials have become shorter, more focused, and easier to learn from and reference in the busy on-station environment. By subdividing broader topics, the program has responded to this critical time requirement and developed a strategy to release new material more frequently. Building on that success, the program will add greater focus on training local training officers to assist them in integrating new knowledge and skills into local training plans. The challenges the COMET Program faced during this fiscal year 2001 included reductions in sponsor training budgets, changing customer needs and the rapid pace at which science and technology is evolving. To meet these challenges, the COMET Program developed the following goals:
Extractions: IT Research at Maryland Gets $9.5 Million Boost from NSF The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the University of Maryland will get some $9.5 million in grants under a new program designed to foster fundamental research and innovative applications of information technology. Bestowed as seven multi-year grants, the university's award total is one of the largest among the 95 institutions receiving funds from the new Information Technology Research (ITR) program. Maryland's grants go to five researchers in the department of computer science and to researchers in the departments of meteorology and sociology. "We are extremely gratified by these awards," said University of Maryland President C. D. Mote, Jr. "They are a tribute to the creativity and hard work of the faculty receiving the awards, and a reflection of the university's leadership in the development and application of new information technologies." The University of Maryland's seven multi-year projects and the research activities funded at 94 other institutions were selected by NSF from more than 1,400 proposals and are intended to promote IT-driven science and engineering. Overall, the first-time ITR program is funding 62 large projects that average $1 million per year for three to five years, involving 41 institutions in 22 states. Another 148 smaller projects each total $500,000 or less for up to three years, involving 81 institutions in 32 states. NSF: Major innovations in information technology
Physics 334 Meteorology Syllabus - Chadron State College Title meteorology. to access the AMS homepage to download additional activities,practice tests and exams may be conducted using collaborative learning groups. http://www.csc.edu/mathsci/lveath/meteorologysyllabus.htm
Extractions: PHYSICS 334 METEOROLOGY Instructor: Dr. Lois Veath Office Phone #: Home Phone #: E-mail: lveath@csc.edu T itle: Meteorology Credit Hours: Catalog Description: The physical behavior of the atmosphere that includes the causes of weather and elements of forecasting. Text and other course materials: Online Weather Studies with accompanying Study Guide from the American Meteorological Society will be used in conjunction with a password-only-accessible web page designed by AMS for this course. Other course materials will be posted on the CSC Online Blackboard Course Homepage. Course Objectives: By understanding the cycles and concepts associated with the atmosphere, students will learn why weather occurs in the manner it dos and what environmental issues involving the atmosphere may impact their future. By using the Internet on a daily basis, students will study the weather as it unfolds, in order to better understand atmospheric dynamics and forecasting. Method of Instruction: On a daily basis students will use the Internet to access laboratory activities and weather updates that will be used as homework and the basis of class discussions. The AMS Study Guide that accompanies the course provides lab activities and instructions to access the AMS homepage to download additional activities, practice tests and materials for discussions.
International Agriculture: Memoranda Of Agreement The National Institute of meteorology and Hydrology Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF),collaborative development of in academic and scientific activities such as http://www.uga.edu/int-ag/memoranda.html
Extractions: Following are international colleges, universities and research institutions that have formal Memoranda of Agreement with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. These agreements facilitate various cooperative programs between the institutions. If you are a UGA faculty member and would like to initiate a formal agreement with an international institution, please see the instructions at the bottom of this page. About Us Academic Programs Research Int'l Grant Opportunities ... H O M E COUNTRY / INSTITUTION PROGRAM Albania Agricultural University of Tirana Cooperative educational, extension and research programs for faculty professional development Argentina Technologia Agropecuaria Faculty Training, program development and collaborative research Armenia Ministry of Agriculture Faculty and student exchange, collaborative meetings, workshops and conferences Australia Cooperative Research Center for Solid and Land Management, Adelaide Exchange of scientists and organization of joint seminars Brazil Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) Faculty development and collaborative research on wheat Cooperative educational and research projects Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife
ESchola and travel through Europe, and its collaborative projects and activities. The Sky'focuses on satellite pictures and meteorology;; Broomstick Take a http://www.eun.org/cn/eschola1.0/en/collab.htm
Extractions: This is the broad theme, with subsections that allow teachers of all subjects to contribute, submit and promote their own projects and take part in the activities. The principle is to travel around Europe using different means of transport. Teachers can choose the way they want to discover and travel through Europe, and its collaborative projects and activities. Choose a Way to Travel Here are the options: Time machine: 'Europe Across Time' includes political, social and scientific history; Bus: 'Europe For Fun' is the area for festivals, events, places of interest, tourist information for teachers and classes; Bicycle: 'Observe Europe At Your Own Speed' to travel through its environment and learn about geography, rivers, fauna and flora; Rocket : 'Europe From The Sky' focuses on satellite pictures and meteorology;
QUADRENNIAL 99 REPORT BY CNC/IUGG numerical modelling, data assimilation, and mountain meteorology. is directly linkedwith large, collaborative efforts. Many of the climate activities in turn http://www.cgu-ugc.ca/cnc-iugg/IAMAS99.htm
Extractions: Research in Canada is concentrated within the Atmospheric Environment Service (AES) of Environment Canada and within the university community. AES research is directed towards improvements in the predictive capability for weather, climate and air quality. Some 100 PhD level scientists work within AES on such issues, although there have been a number of retirements and early departures over the last few years. A great deal of research is carried out within several universities across the country. This includes the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, York University, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Quebec at Montreal, and Dalhousie University. All together, there are about 50 faculty members at Canadian universities carrying out IAMAS-related research on a wide range of topics. In terms of graduate students, there are approximately 130 MSc and PhD level students at these universities (Appendix 1). This is similar to what has been the case for the last few years, although some universities such as the University of Alberta have an increased number of students.
Econ And Human Dimensions Meeting Meeting of Applied Climatology at the 1999 American meteorology Society meeting relativeease with which agencies could engage in collaborative activities as a http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/mpe/csi/econhd/fy99/meo99.htm
Extractions: University of Oklahoma Insights from the project relevant to basic social science. Identification of important feedback to the climate scientists and forecasters. Identification of information/results of relevance to policy and decision making and the application of climate information. A comparative analysis of drought response activities will provide a useful sense of what impediments existed to information access and use, and whether or how they were overcome. In addition, the ongoing development of Mesonet-based information products and their utilization during the drought events have provided us with a better understanding of how sector-specific weather information can be made widely available in a cost-effective and timely manner. As a result of the success that the research team has had collaborating with state agency personnel, an important beneficiary of the project should be the state agencies who have had to grapple with the impacts associated with drought. A significant challenge that emerges in terms of making scientific information relevant to policy makers is that each agency, having its own unique responsibilities is impacted by droughts at different times. Agencies often lack a coherent or objective definition of droughtas applied to their constituencies. Further, a behavioral feature observed by OCS personnel is that many veteran observers of natural resource arenas in agencies consider themselves to be knowledgeable about weather and climate (as many are) and hence do not feel that they need to consult with the "weatherman" except for forecasts. This suggests the need for institutional responses which integrate climate and weather information with regular agency decision making.
Extractions: This report summarizes the procedural records and survey results of planning and implementing a communication network connecting ten observation points to detect the wind directions and speed around Lake Biwa. It also records the folk knowledge about the wind memorized by elderly local people, including fishermen and boatmen. The conventional research methodology adopted by professional researchers, where a circle of colleagues share a common paradigm, is well established and widely applied for academic studies. Professional researchers, however, have not considered data from studies carried out by citizens due to the unstable and unreliable features of such data. However, citizens' involvement in any environmental study is very effective in increasing the environmental awareness of a wide range of people. The form and procedure of carrying out such studies are urgently needed to be developed, and how to accomplish this is now being discussed by many scholars. The Society of Environment Education around the Lake Biwa region have worked collaboratively with the Lake Biwa Museum to plan the construction of a network to observe the wind around the lake, and to simultaneously display findings in the museum exhibit room and at other ten observation spots. These ten spots include yacht school, boating service, bird observation center, universities, and some private houses. The social variety of the monitoring points reflects the variety of social bodies which have an interest in wind observations. In this way, this project does not limit its activities to the construction of hardware settings, but has broadened its scope to survey folk knowledge memorized by the elderly fishermen and thereby record for posterity the traditional methods of observation and prediction of local weather.
Collaborative Research Possibilities new knowledge of climate and meteorology; develop and interest in possible CollaborativeResearch.They research and educational activities.Research activities http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/facilities.html
Extractions: Collaborative Research Possibilities The authorizing Principal Investigator of each facility must be contacted regarding any costs/fees and time availability prior to actual use. At the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), several departments/individuals have designated interest in possible Collaborative Research. They are: For the MS WORD document of this file click here If you would like to add a facility to this table, please e-mail Teresa Coffman, tcoffman@uccsn.nevada.edu url: www.nbmg.unr.edu Paul J. Lechler e-mail: plechler@unr.edu telephone: 775 784 6691 x 123 Laser ablation ICPMS x-ray fluorescence; x-ray diffraction; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Ion chromatography Research interests include environmental geochemistry (mercury, acid rock drainage) url: www.mines.unr.edu/isotope/ Greg Arehart e-mail: arehart@unr.edu telephone: Simon Poulson e-mail poulson@mines.unr.edu telephone: Stable isotope laboratory available equipment includes Micromass Isoprime stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer , for performing continuous flow isotope measurements in a stream of He gas.
France and lakes, aquatic contamination, meteorology, wastewater treatment and remote sensingapplied to the environment. collaborative activities have consisted of http://www.ec.gc.ca/international/bilat/france_e.htm
Extractions: In recent years, Canada-France relations have been cultivated by a series of visits by our respective heads of State and of Government. During Prime Minister Jospin's visit to Canada in December 1998, the two prime ministers signed an Action Program aimed at strengthening the bilateral relationship in a number of areas, notably in the field of environment. Canada and France also collaborate closely in multilateral organizations such as the UN, the G-8 Economic Summit, the OECD, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and La Francophonie. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Environmental Cooperation was signed by the two Environment Ministers in February 1991. While scientific and technological cooperation occurred for many years under the Canada/France Joint Scientific Commission, the purpose of the MOU was to strengthen the dialogue in the field of environmental policy. Key areas of collaboration include the management of large rivers and lakes, aquatic contamination, meteorology, wastewater treatment and remote sensing applied to the environment. Collaborative activities have consisted of joint laboratory studies, exchange of scientists and technology transfer. In addition, the Environmental Technology Centre has entered into a number of cooperative programs with France dealing with Environmental Emergencies and the Microwave-Assisted Process Programs. There has been collaboration between the Biosphere and a number of French institutes such as Oceanopolis and l'Office internationale de l'eau. In 1997, a French team from Oceanopolis visited the Biosphere in Montreal. An Internet website has been created by the Biosphere, which links young people from Brest, Montreal and Belgium. They form an observation network and share information related to water.
The University Of Melbourne - Australian Science And Technology Heritage Centre Aims to improve access to Australia's scientific, technological and medical heritage.Category Reference Education Victoria University of Melbourne and the formation of the Bureau of meteorology in 1908 development and implementation,to undertake collaborative projects and activities relating to http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/
Extractions: Australian Science at Work A register of the many industries, corporations, research institutions, scientific societies and other organisations that have contributed to Australia's scientific, technological and medical heritage, with references to their archival materials and a bibliography of their historical published literature. Latest Exhibition: Guides to Current Research in Victorian Universities
Projects And Activities Developed Through Participation In The through our participation in NSF's collaborative Visualization (CoVis Classroom activitiesShort, structured activities on a variety of topics in meteorology. http://209.222.220.16/Weather/files/guides/crclm/home.htm
Activity-Based Web Resources For ESL Instruction of meteorology, Pennsylvania State University Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol Benefitsof using Webbased collaborative activities More incentive effort if http://spot.pcc.edu/~gkaminsk/league/resources.html
Extractions: Encourage contact between students and faculty. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students. Encourage active learning. Promote prompt feedback. Emphasize time on task. Communicate high expectations. Respect diverse talents of students. The extent to which a student gains the same pedagogical
MindSet Science and Technology, Science activities from the US Excellence, Excellent sitefor collaborative projects, High meteorology, Hurricanes, Miami Museum of Science http://www.mindset.mb.ca/right/sntinfo.html
Extractions: If you are interested in science museums, you can go to that site list directly from here If you'd like to share your favourite science and technology sites, please send us the URL and a brief description of the site and why you think it would be a good addition to our list. Section Topic Name Description Grade Level Research Resources Personal Contact Ask a Scientist Ask questions to practicing scientists. All Great Canadian Scientists Learn about Canadian scientist and a place to ask questions, too All ScienceWeb A place to contact Canadian scientists All The Mad Scientist Network 500 scientists in 24 areas of science All Pitco's Ask An Expert 300 places to get answers to science questions All Ask a Space Scientist Part of a NASA site All Library Resources Sciences and Technology Library Outreach Program A service of the University of Manitoba Libraries Grades 7-12 General Science Resources ScienceWeb In addition to being able to pose questions on this site, it has extensive resources
Meteorologist Careers Why is math important for a career in a meteorology and related interaction withthe Internet and handson collaborative, problem solving activities. http://www.learningtrain.net/newpage49.htm
Extractions: Your Work Bench Take online notes, develop reports, submit questions. For longer assignments use Develop a Report . For other activities, you may copy and paste your work to EMail Assignment to submit to parents and teacher, or copy and paste your online work to a Word file and save. Use this feature to draft short reports, ask questions, or request assistance. Your teacher will suggest additional activities in areas of interest and strength. They will also suggest activities and projects to develop skills in areas that need improvements. Your progress is based upon knowledge and understanding. Go learn! Suggested Unit Assessment: Documented by email log. Writing assignments (40%) Mastery of practice tests, quizzes (20%) Additional assigned homework by teacher or parents (20%) Extra credit activities selected by the learner (10%) Participation in knowledge discussions (10%)
Untitled longer be necessary once the WSFO is colocated with the meteorology department,as it is a solution that will allow our collaborative activities between the http://www.cio.noaa.gov/hpcc/projects/fy97-funded/970020.html
Extractions: This is a proposal to continue Internet connectivity to the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office in Tallahassee, Florida (WSFO TLH). This connectivity will facilitate the dissemination of real-time and historical weather data and information to educational, scientific and public interest communities in the Southeastern United States and elsewhere. It will also provide for the continuation of in-situ mesoscale numerical modeling studies; a collaboration between Florida State University's Department of Meteorology (FSU) and WSFO TLH. This proposal for funding is not open-ended; the WSFO will be relocating to the FSU campus in late 1999. Rather, this proposal seeks funding for the interim period during which WSFO TLH will be located at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. This connectivity to Internet at the WSFO was nearly terminated earlier this year when the Southern Region (SRH) of the NWS moved its networking infrastructure to the frame-relay topology. The primary reasoning for the proposed termination of the T1 link was cost-motivated. It is feared that, eventually, SRH funding for the T1 will indeed evaporate and the WSFO's many network-dependent projects and research undertakings will be left without support.
