The 印第安纳州 State University 气候学实验室 (ISUCL) is a teaching and research facility coordinated by climatology faculty and 学生 in the Department of 地球 and Environmental Systems.  We serve as an atmospheric data archive for Terre Haute, 印第安纳州, and operate the NOAA-NWS Cooperative Observer Station.  We also provide resources to the ISU campus and community for purposes of research and education.  Lab personnel are available to conduct presentations and workshops as requested by K-12 schools, community and higher education.

为学生

本科 学生 can specialize in Climatology in the 地球 and Environmental Sciences major by pursuing the Atmosphere and Surface processes concentration.  研究生 学生 may study Climatology in 地理位置 MA program and 地球 and 第四纪科学 MS program.  An emphasis in Climatology is also supported by the curriculum of the 气候学小 and the experiential learning opportunities within the lab.

为教师

If you are a K-12 teacher of 科学教育, the ISUCL offers an array of weather and climate related materials to use in your classroom.  We can also provide speakers and presentations to suit your particular educational purposes. An ISUCL staff member will visit your class to conduct weather demonstrations and lectures; topics include (may be adjusted for the grade level of your 学生):

• Interpreting weather data, radar and satellite imagery, watches and warnings
• How weather works: Detailed presentations on the physical characteristics of weather phenomenon, from cloud classification to the hydrologic cycle to the basic physics of storms.
• Severe weather in the United States, particularly in 印第安纳州 (e.g., tornado outbreaks, blizzards, floods).
• Global warming and cooling, past and present.
• Weather broadcasting and forecasting.
• Careers in atmospheric science

Experiences and Opportunities:

As an ISU student, you may participate in variety of professional activities through the ISUCL.  Lab assistants presently record daily weather observations that are reported directly to the National Weather Service.  学生 conduct research under faculty supervision on such exciting topics as mid-latitude cyclone dynamics and low level streaks.  除了, lab personnel are directly involved in outreach functions to local schools and businesses.  最后, the ISUCL may conduct severe weather chase events in the spring and early summer of each year as storm season permits.

Data

A variety of weather and climate data sets can be made available to you digitally through the ISUCL.  Local surface weather data are recorded every day at 8 a.m.  Variables include maximum and minimum temperatures, 降水, soil temperatures frost/dew conditions, 特殊情况下. 

The ISUCL also archives weather data that are submitted to NOAA and Wunderground for research and public information.  除了, ISUCL archives and has access to regional and global digital datasets representing surface and upper air conditions.