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Software Training Workshop Coming this October

29 February 2012

The Unidata Program Center is pleased to announce its 2012 Software Training Workshop. The workshop features our display and analysis packages GEMPAK (with an introduction to AWIPS-II) and the IDV, data access and management tools, the Local Data Manager (LDM), the Network Common Data Form (netCDF), and the THREDDS Data Server (TDS).

The dates for the workshop are from October 22nd through November 7th.

Unidata's training workshops are developed and presented by the software developers and support staff for each package, so you can be sure to get your questions answered.

For more information see the workshop page.

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Assistant/Associate Professor - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

28 February 2012

Tenure Track/Non-Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor to teach introductory and higher level undergraduate meteorology courses in the Applied Meteorology program. A PhD in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, or related field is required along with a proven record of teaching and professional meteorological experiences. Preferred: extensive meteorological experience in aviation/aerospace.[Read More]

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Geopod Adds Teaching Tools to IDV

27 February 2012

Professors and students from the departments of Computer Science and Earth Sciences at Millersville University are using Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) as the platform for an application to let students explore meteorological data in three dimensions.

The application, known as the Geosciences Probe Of Discovery, or Geopod, uses the IDV's "Flythrough" facility to give the experience of navigating through 3D meteorological data sets as if in an airplane.

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From Meteorology to Music

16 February 2012

Residents of Boulder, Colorado are familiar with the Chinook winds that bring warm, dry air down from the mountains to the west of town. To composer and musician Nathan Hall, however, the Chinook represented a source of musical inspiration as well. With the help of NCAR and UCAR staff including Unidata Program Center scientist Jeff Weber, Hall used weather data from the Boulder area as the basis for a 7-minute composition and video titled, fittingly, "Chinook."

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2012 Users Workshop: Navigating Earth System Science Data

14 February 2012

The Unidata Users Committee invites you to join Unidata staff, community members, and distinguished speakers for the 2012 Unidata Users workshop. The goal of this year's workshop is to raise awareness of data science in the geoscience academic community and share hands-on activities, course materials, and ideas for improving research and education.

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