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1 Conceptual Models

2 What is a conceptual model?
a mental model of how things in our surrounding environment work based on information received through scientific data and observations important diagnostic tool, widely used in meteorology

3 Brief History meteorological CM’s first appeared in early 1990’s
since then, many have been identified and described in various literature 1996 – “Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology – Conceptual Models” started by the Austrian Meteorological Institute (ZAMG)

4 Example: Sea-Breeze Model

5 Sea-Breeze Model cont...

6 Sea-Breeze Model cont...

7 Sea-Breeze Model cont...

8 Sea-Breeze Model cont...

9 FINAL THOUGHTS We want you to think Holistically…!!!!!
holistic - emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole YOU, will use a conceptual models in everything subject we cover in this class!!!

10 References Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG)
Starting Point WXWISE


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