MPTRAC vs Physics Classroom Physics Interactives
MPTRAC
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| Figure | MPTRAC | Physics Classroom Physics Interactives |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 8.7 (#7) | 7.8 (#37) |
| Assessment tools | No | Yes |
| Delivery mode | hybrid | web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The documentation describes visualization interfaces for Gnuplot and ParaView and output formats that support integration with the CLaMS model. | The About page lists single sign-on, assignment push notifications, and automatic score transcription as planned integrations with student management systems. |
| Lesson library | No | Yes |
| Support | The project directs questions, support, and collaboration inquiries to Dr. Lars Hoffmann at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. | The About page directs users with questions, website issues, or feedback to its contact form. |
Plans
Physics Classroom Physics Interactives
No plans published.
In their own words
MPTRAC
MPTRAC is a Lagrangian particle dispersion model for studying atmospheric transport in the free troposphere and stratosphere. It calculates forward and backward air-parcel trajectories from meteorological wind fields, with stochastic diffusion, subgrid wind variation and mixing between parcels. Optional process parameterizations cover convection, sedimentation, decay, gas-phase and aqueous-phase chemistry, and wet and dry deposition. Listed research applications include long-range pollutant transport, volcanic ash dispersion, tracer experiments and atmospheric chemistry.
The browser-based Web Runner can configure, run and visualize simulations, then download results without local installation. It is limited to 10,000 air parcels, 30 days and 10 minutes of model runtime. The model needs meteorological input, normally netCDF files on a regular pressure, longitude and latitude grid. MPTRAC supports hybrid MPI, OpenMP and OpenACC parallelization, and offers visualization interfaces for Gnuplot and ParaView. It is GPL-3.0 software for Linux, self-hosted and web use; listed pricing includes free.
Physics Classroom Physics Interactives
Physics Classroom Physics Interactives has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.