Online Documentation

This web site provides documentation for the program applications developed for ATMOS 100: Introduction to Meteorology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The programs focus on dynamic presentation offundamental concepts in meteorology. The programs are designed to be interactive and to promote inquiry-based learning.

All of the programs are Java applications. Details about the coding for each program and their operation are found in their respective descriptions. A summary of files is given below.

 
Concept Models The primary programs used. Each concept model corresponds to a main program, which can be referenced in more detailed information
 

Condensation
Contour (including Temperature only and Pressure only versions)
Controls of Temperature
Coriolis (including large-sized version)
Cyclone
Ekman
Evaporation
Fronts
Graphing Tool
Growing Seasons
Humidity
Jet Stream
Lifting Air (Dry)
Lifting Air (Moist)
Lifting Air (Moist w/ Sounding)
Mountains (including fixed and large-sized versions)
Notepad
Pollution
Radar
RadSat
SlideViewer
Temperature (including large-sizes version)
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes

Special Notes Supplementary information about some of the larger comon processes used. These processes are used by one or more of the Concept Models.
 

ParcelSet*
3D Collisions
Water Collisions