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  • Week 8diverse in culture

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    Marianne Weingroff (COMET) and Bruce Muller (COMET).

    The use of conceptual models enhances our understanding of the physical world. In the fields of atmospheric science and hydrology, students learn to define the world with equations representing physical parameters and processes. Bringing them to life via visualizations and 3-dimensional conceptual models can lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere and thus better forecasts. In this session, we'll discuss the use of conceptual models in teaching, develop a list of conceptual model resources, and identify conceptual model resources that need to be developed to support our collective training needs.

    • An interesting research article that describes the characteristics of competent weather forecasters. Throughout, there is reference to the development and use of complex, dynamic conceptual models by those forecasters considered to be most competent. It's a lengthy article and unfortunately only available in English. For those of you interested in evaluation techniques, read the whole thing. To jump to the results and content for discussion, start reading on page 11 of the .pdf file (page 60 as marked on the article pages), 'Characteristics of Competent Weather Forecasters'. 

      This article was published in:
      Smith, Kip, Shanteau, James and Johnson, Paul, (2004), Psychological Investigations of Competence in Decision Making, Cambridge University Press.

    • Conceptual Models from the Week 3 Padlet in an easy to access Excel spreadsheet.