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WeatherWise - Interactive Java Applets for Education
 Entry ID: WXWISE

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Summary
Abstract: Their goal is to bring you the latest in highly interactive
teaching & training aids that you can use in class - with or
without the descriptive information. The applets on this page
were produced by Steve Ackerman and Tom Whittaker.

Some examples of the applets:

- Find out what destructive forces there are in tornadoes for
various F-scale (Fujita) values.

- Learn about the affect of air density (altitude) on how far a
fly ball travels in a baseball stadium.

- Explore the intensity of solar radiation at the top of the
atmosphere for different latitudes and days of the year.

- Find out what it takes to make a thundershower
- Find out what stability parameters
- Learn to draw contour lines.
Service Citation
Originators: Steve Ackerman and Tom Whittaker
Title: WeatherWise - Interactive Java Applets for Education
Provider: University of Wisconsin - Madison
URL: http://profhorn.aos.wisc.edu/wxwise/
Service Keywords
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Parameter Definition
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >LESSON PLANS Parameter Definition
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS >WEB-BASED Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
Ancillary Keywords
Interactive
Model
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Service Provider
UWI-MAD/SSEC/CIMSS > Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: STEVE ACKERMAN
Phone: (608) 263-3647
Email: stevea at ssec.wisc.edu
Contact Address:
Space Science and Engineering Center/CIMSS
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1225 W. Dayton St.
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Electronic
Fees: None
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2003-08-11
SERF Last Revision Date: 2003-09-08
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