CS382:Unit-hurricanes

• Hurricane tracking-- like the data that was shown to CS128, we can have them simulate the paths of hurricanes, severity, etc.
• If we're trying to generate interest, I think it would be good to initially give them huge models of catastrophic events that, to put it crudely, feel "awesome"; Just something to give them the ability to say "Well, WE just simulated a friggin' hurricane that tore across the east coast of the U.S." It might help plug them into the class. This also goes along with those four "criteria for happiness," where we can perhaps get students more engaged by making them feel like they're doing something huge that relates to the rest of the world.
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_forecast_model (has descriptions of various models for tracking cyclones and hurricanes)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Weather_Research_and_Forecasting_model
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAZUS