0. 網址
CPAS STEM 班專用的 AWS CPAS Console入口網址：
Portal of AWS CPAS Console for CPAS STEM classes:
跟 CPAS 網站 (客戶/研究員用)上和PayPal在綫付費整合的 console 不同。
This is different from the CPAS website (for customers/researchers) with the console integrated with PayPal payment.
1. 什麼驅動天氣 What drives weather
太陽輻射, 地球繞著太陽公轉, 沿著傾斜軸自轉。
Solar Radiation; Earth orbiting around the Sun while spinning with an axial tilt.
導師會在課上帶領活動。
The instructor leads the class activities.
網上資源:
Internet resources:
Solar Position and Intensity Calculator
Calculation of Solar Insolation
做完工作紙之後，玩這個模擬器:
After finishing the worksheet, play this:
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator
2. 熱帶氣旋的形成 Formation of Tropical Cyclone
玩這個遊戲
Play this game (in Chinese only):
然後導師講解當中遇到的氣象詞彙。
The instructor explains the vocabulary encountered therein.
以活動形式理解科氏效應（Corriolis Effect）並觀看影片
Experiential learning: Understand Corriolis Effect. Then watch the video:
National Geography video (3 min)。
3. 熱帶氣旋的路徑 Track of Tropical Cyclone
導師講解不同尺度的天氣系統與互動。
The instructor explains weather systems of different scales and their interactions.
玩這個模擬器
Play this emulator:
4. 用數值天氣模式"再預測"颱風 Reforecast Typhoon with NWP
先用這個
Firstly, use this
[CPAS STEM] Plot Initial Condition Data GFS.ipynb
檢視起始時間的大氣數據。
to check the atmospheric data at initial time.
導師會在課上帶領如何跑CPAS模式。
The instructor leads the class to run the CPAS model hands-on.
5. 可視化數值天氣模式數據及分析結果 Visualize and analyze simulation results
導師會在課上帶領如何用
The instructor leads the class to use
[CPAS STEM] kdtreeplot_v4.ipynb
及 Python 編程做數據可視化和分析。
and Python programming to visualize and analyze the resulting data.
網上資源 Internet Resources
Historical weather data plots:
https://zoom.earth/ (with Search at upper right corner)
https://www.ventusky.com/ (specify date and time yourself, surface weather)
https://earth.nullschool.net/ (specify date and time yourself, upper levels and surface)