ManUniCast: a real-time weather and air-quality forecasting portal and app for teaching

被引:14
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作者
Schultz, David M. [1 ]
Anderson, Stuart [2 ]
Fairman, Jonathan G., Jr. [1 ]
Lowe, Douglas [1 ]
McFiggans, Gordon [1 ]
Lee, Elsa [2 ]
Seo-Zindy, Ryo [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Earth Atmospher & Environm Sci, Ctr Atmospher Sci, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
[2] Univ Manchester, Fac Engn & Phys Sci, eLearning Team, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
PREDICTION CENTER; MODEL; PRECIPITATION; PERFORMANCE; DISCUSSIONS; METEOROLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; CONTESTS; FUTURE;
D O I
10.1002/wea.2468
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
ManUniCast is a real-time weather and air-quality forecasting portal developed for education and outreach at the University of Manchester. The web portal http://manunicast.com displays model output from a weather research and forecast (WRF) simulation with 20km horizontal grid spacing over the North Atlantic and Europe, including a 4km nest over the UK and Ireland. Also available is output from a WRF-Chem simulation at 12km grid spacing over the UK. The portal displays over 60 different meteorological, chemical and composition quantities. Both the portal and an accompanying mobile app are free for all to access. Educational opportunities for incorporating ManUniCast into existing courses are discussed. © 2015 The Authors. Weather published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Meteorological Society.
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页码:180 / 186
页数:7
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