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Becca Hatheway Spark UCAR Science Education Randy Russell Spark UCAR Science Education WHAT IS A “MODEL”? MODELING THE ATMOSPHERE AN ACTIVITY FROM THE LITTLE SHOP OF PHYSICS

What is a “model”? Modeling the atmosphere an activity from the little shop of physics

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What is a “model”? Modeling the atmosphere an activity from the little shop of physics. Becca Hatheway Spark UCAR Science Education Randy Russell Spark UCAR Science Education. Layers of the atmosphere. Troposphere and stratosphere. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Becca HathewaySpark UCAR Science Education

Randy Russel lSpark UCAR Science Education

WHAT IS A “MODEL”?

MODELING THE ATMOSPHEREAN ACTIVITY FROM THE LITTLE SHOP OF PHYSICS

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LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

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TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE

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IMAGE OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE TAKEN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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MODEL RUN #1

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MODEL RUN #2

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MODEL RUN #3

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MODEL RUN #4

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“All models are wrong, some are useful.”

George Box, industrial statistician

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Resources from this workshop:spark.ucar.edu/workshops

Available the week of December 12th