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National Weather Service Glossary
GLOSSARY OF METEOROLOGY - American Meteorology Society, Hosted by: Allen Press, Inc. Multimedia Glossary of Meteorology (Text & Images). Glossary of Meteorology
METEOROLOGY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
METEOROLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (METED) - Meteorology Education & Training (MetEd), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Multimedia Meteorology Courses (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Registration is Free. Available in English, Spanish/Español, French/Français & Russian. Examples of "Meteorology Education & Training" Courses include
Climate; Coastal Weather; Convective Weather; Fire Weather; Fog and Low Stratus; Hurricanes/Tropical; Hydrology/Flooding; Marine Met/Oceans; NWP Modeling; Radar Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology; Space Weather; etc..." Introduction to Meteorology Courses with Calculators, Animations, Simulations AIR QUALITY METEOROLOGY - The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Air Quality Meteorology Course (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations & Calculators). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Air Quality Meteorology Course
Composition and Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere
Atmospheric Stability Atmospheric Stability
JetStream
The Ocean; Global Circulations; Synoptic Meteorology; Thunderstorms; Lightning; Tropical Weather; Remote Sensing; etc..." Weather Observation and Analysis Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, etc. WEATHER OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS (ATMO 251) - J.W Nielsen-Gammon, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University Multimedia Weather Observation and Analysis Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Weather Observation and Analysis" Course Chapters include
Creating a Hand Analysis; Soundings; Coordinate Systems; Vertical Motion.; Geostrophic Wind; Imbalance; Fronts and Frontogenesis; etc..." Desert Meteorology Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, etc. DESERT METEOROLOGY (ATOC 4750) - J. Cassano, Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Desert Meteorology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Desert Meteorology" Course Chapters include
Climatic Causes of Aridity; Radiation; Atmospheric and Surface Energy Budgets of Deserts; Surface Physics of Deserts; Desert Boundary Layers; Desert Microclimates; Severe Weather in the Desert; etc..." |
CLIMATOLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WEATHER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ATMOSPHERE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Weather & Climate Lessons with Calculators & Applets WEATHER WISE: WEATHER EDUCATION APPLETS - S. Ackerman & T. Whittaker, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Space Science & Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Weather Lessons (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations & Applets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Weather & Climate Home Page; AOS Courses; Weather & Climate Home Page or Weather Wise
For more information see Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere or WeatherWise
For more information see Geography 202: Introduction to Weather and Climate - Lab; G.J. Carbone's Home Page or the Department of Geography
THE WEATHER CALCULATOR - T. Brice & T. Hall, El Paso Area, Southern Region Headquarters, National Weather Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see El Paso Area or the Southern Region Headquarters
Heat Index Calculator INPUT Values include:
Moisture Conversions: Vapor Pressure Calculator Vapor Pressure Calculator INPUT Values include:
Moisture Conversions: Mixing Ratio Calculator Mixing Ratio Calculator INPUT Values include:
Pressure Conversions: Altimeter Setting Calculator Altimeter Setting Calculator INPUT Values include:
Showalter Index - Calculator Showalter Index Calculator INPUT Values include:
Wind Speed Conversion Wind Speed Conversion Calculator INPUT Values include:
Weather Calculators include:
Speed Conversion Calculator; Pressure Conversion Calculator; Surface: Cross Wind Calculator, Head Wind Calculator, Tail Wind Calculator; Flight Level: Cross Wind Calculator, Head Wind Calculator, Tail Wind Calculator; Relative Humidity Calculator; Heat Stress Index Calculator; Height and Temperature D-Val Calculator; etc..." TEMPERATURE, DEWPOINT OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY CALCULATOR - B.D. McNoldy, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University For more information see Research; Brian D. McNoldy's Home Page or the Department of Atmospheric Science Air Density Calculators & Applets AIR DENSITY AND DENSITY ALTITUDE CALCULATORS - R. Shelquist, Longmont, Colorado VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Density Altitude
Density Altitude Calculator; Virtual Temperature Calculator; Altimeter Setting to Actual Pressure Calculator; etc..."
Density Altitude Calculator INPUT Values include:
Density Altitude Calculator - Using Relative Humidity Density Altitude Calculator - Using Relative Humidity INPUT Values include:
ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES CALCULATOR - Aerospaceweb.org VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Atmospheric Properties Calculator
Altitude; Temperature Increment; Velocity; Reference Length..."
Acceleration of Gravity; Mean Molecular Weight; Kinetic Temperature; Molecular Temperature; Pressure; Density; Dynamic Viscosity; Kinematic Viscosity; Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity; Pressure Scale Height; Airspeed; Equivalent Airspeed; Airspeed Compressibility Correction; Compressible Dynamic Pressure; etc..." ATMOSPHERE COMPUTATION: STANDARD - Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University VERY EXTENSIVE. Standard Atmosphere Calculator INPUT Values include:
Pressure; Speed of Sound; Viscosity; Mach Number; Dynamic Pressure; Critical Cp; Vacuum Cp; Reynolds Number; Laminar Cf; Turbulent Cf..." ATMOSPHERE COMUTATION - S. Dartevelle, Granular Volcano Group VERY EXTENSIVE. Standard Atmosphere Calculator INPUT Values include:
Density; Mach Number; Dynamic Pressure; Critical Cp; Vacuum Cp; Laminar Cf; Turbulent Cf; etc..." ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION PARAMETER CALCULATOR - B. Markham, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. tmospheric Correction Parameter Calculator
Latitude & Longitude; Use atmospheric profile for closest integer lat/long or
ATMOSPHERE SIMULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - K.D. Forbus, Qualitative Reasoning Group, Institute for Learning Sciences, Northwestern University VERY EXTENSIVE. Atmosphere Simulator includes
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Examples of "Principles of Climate" Course Lectures Include
Radiation laws; Radiative equilibrium; Water cycle - precipitation and saturation; Cloud processes, albedo and aerosols; Forces and Coriolis; Geostrophic flow; Baroclinic storms and waves; Wind driven ocean circulation; Thermohaline circulation; The carbon cycle; etc..." PHYSICS OF CLIMATE (FLASH) - W.J. Gutowski, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University Multimedia Physics of Climate Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Physics of Climate" Course Video Lectures include
Climate Sensitivity Video Lecture; Parameterization of Outgoing Infrared Radiation Video Lecture; Parameterization of Albedo Video Lecture; Global Energy Balance Models Video Lecture; One-Dimensional Global Energy Balance Models Video Lecture; Constraints on Dynamical Fluxes Video Lecture; Radiative Heating Video Lecture; etc..." CLIMATOLOGY (AT 606) - S. Denning, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Multimedia Climatology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Climatology" Course Lectures include
Atmospheric Radiative Transfer; Land Surface Processes; Atmospheric Boundary Layer; Earth's Hydrolic Cycle; Atmospheric Circulation; Ocean Circulation; etc..." Atmospheric Chemistry
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - D.J. Jacob, Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group, Atmospheric Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University Multimedia Atmospheric Chemistry Undergraduate & Graduate Courses & Textbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Atmospheric Chemistry includes
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry Lectures
Atmospheric transport; Geochemical cycles; Chemical forcing of climate; Stratospheric chemistry; etc..." Chemical Transport Models Lectures; Inverse Modeling Lectures; etc. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - Sergey Nizkorodov, Aerosol Photochemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine (UCI) Multimedia Atmospheric Chemistry Undergraduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Atmospheric Chemistry" Course Chapters include
Principles of Atmospheric Pphotochemistry; Photochemistry of important Atmospheric Molecules; Fundamentals of Atmospheric Kinetics; Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Stratospheric Chemistry; Analytical Techniques for Measuring Criteria and Non-criteria Pollutants; Particulate Matter in the Troposphere; etc..." ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS - Lynn Russell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego Multimedia Atmospheric and Climate Sciences I: Atmospheric Thermodynamics Undergraduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Courses or Lynn Russel Atmospheric Aerosol Group STRATOSPHERIC OZONE TEXTBOOK - Studying Earth's Environment from Space, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography (CCPO), Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University Multimedia Stratospheric Ozone Textbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Stratospheric Ozone
Morphology of Ozone; Stratospheric Photochemistry; Stratospheric Dynamics and the Transport of Ozone and Other Trace Gases; Stratospheric Ozone Variability; Trends in Stratospheric Ozone; etc..." ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - Jose-Luis Jimenez, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Atmospheric Chemistry Graduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Atmospheric Chemistry" Graduate Course Lectures include
Atmospheric Chemical Transport; Spectroscopy & Photochemistry; Photochemistry of Important Atmospheric Molecules; Chemical Kinetics; Gas Phase Organic + NOx + UV Reactions; Inorganic Nitrogen Chemistry; Aerosols; Aerosol Light Scattering and Cloud Nucleation; Stratospheric Ozone Chemistry; etc..." AERSOLS AND PRECIPITATION - I.N. Sokolik, Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols & Clouds, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Multimedia Aerosols and Precipitation Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aerosols and Precipitation
How aerosols affect marine low level warm clouds and drizzle; How aerosols affect deep convective clouds and precipitation; How urban air pollution affects precipittaion; How smoke affects cloud and precipitation; etc..." ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER - I.N. Sokolik, Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols & Clouds, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Multimedia Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Graduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "28" "Atmospheric Radiative Transfer" Course Lectures include
Modeling of radiative fluxes and heating/cooling rates in the IR; Light scattering and absorption by atmospheric particulates; Principles of multiple scattering in the atmosphere. Radiative transfer equation with scattering for solar radiation in a plane-parallel atmosphere; Methods for solving the radiative transfer equation with multiple scattering; Methods for solving the radiative transfer equation with multiple scattering; Total radiative heating/cooling rate; etc..." ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY DATABASES, MODELS, CALCULATORS, SPREADHSEETS (XLS), ETC.
Atmospheric Chemistry Calculators include
Solar Zenith Angle Calculator; Photolysis Rate Calculator; Nitrogen Reservoir Species Calculator; etc..." CHEMICAL KINETICS AND PHOTOCHEMICAL DATA FOR USE IN ASTOMOSPHERIS STUDIES - JPL Data Evalulation, JPL Multimedia Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies
Termolecular Reactions; Equilibrium Constants; Photochemical Data; Heterogeneous Chemistry; etc..." NCAR MODELS - National Center of Atmospheric Research Multimedia NCAR Models & Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NCAR Models & Databases include
Climate Models; Meteorology & Weather Prediction Models; etc..." QUICK TUV CALCULATOR - Chemical Processes and Regional Modeling Group, ESSL's Atmospheric Chemistry Division, National Center of Atmospheric Research Multimedia Tropospheric Ultraviolet and Visible (TUV) Radiation Calculator (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tropospheric ultraviolet (UV) radiation
THE MASTER CHEMICAL MECHANISM (MCM) - Research in Atmospheric Chemistry at Leeds, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. Multimedia Atmospheric Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Master Chemical Mechanism
"...Originally developed to investigate the production of ozone in the troposphere, the mechanism also aims to provide a RESEARCH TOOL for investigating areas where detailed chemistry is required, eg. the generation of intermediates..." Atmospheric Physics
INTRODUCTION TO ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS (ATOC 5050) - J. Cassano, Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Introduction to Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics" Course Chapters include
Atmospheric Thermodynamics (Gas Laws and Hydrostatic Equation); Atmospheric Thermodynamics (First Law of Thermodynamics and Adiabatic Processes); Atmospheric Thermodynamics (Water Vapor, Static Stability); Elementary Applications of the Basic Equations; Circulation and Vorticity; etc..." Atmospheric Measurement Instruments:
Aircraft: Hurricane Reconnaissance, Airborne Instruments; Satellites & their Instruments; Radar Calculators; etc.
PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS - T. Herring, Geodesy and Geodynamics Group, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, MIT Multimedia Principles of Global Positioning Systems Graduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "23" "Principles of Global Positioning Systems" Course Lectures include
Coordinate and Time Systems; GPS Satellite Orbits; Continue Estimation now Examining it from a Statistical Point of View; Kalman Filter approach to Estimation; Timing in GPS; Tropospheric Delay Estimation; Antennas and Calibrations; Processing Software; etc..." Radar Courses, Textbooks, Handbooks, etc. WSR-88D RADAR: DISTANCE LEARNING OPERATIONS COURSE (DLOC) - Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA Multimedia WSR-88D Radar: Distance Learning Operations Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. WSR-88D Radar: Distance Learning Operations Course
Introduction to the WSR-88D System; Principles of Meteorological Doppler Radar
Base Data Generation; Clutter Suppression; Mitigation of Data Ambiguities GotoWebinar Session; etc.
Base Spectrum Width; Storm Cell Identification and Tracking; Hail Detection Algorithm; Digital Vertically Integrated Liquid; Layer Composite Reflectivity Maximum; Enhanced Echo Tops; Velocity Cross Section; Mesocyclone and Digital Mesocyclone; etc.
Single Cell Downbursts; Supercell Morphology: Radar Reflectivity; Tornado Hazards; Multicell Archetypes; etc. FEDERAL METEOROLOGICAL HANDBOOK NO. 11 - DOPPLER RADAR METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS (WSR-88D) - Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Multimedia Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 11 - Doppler Radar Meteorological Observations (WSR-88D) (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Publications or the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS - I.N. Sokolik, Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols & Clouds, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Multimedia Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Oceans Graduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "16" "Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Oceans" Course Lectures include
Properties of atmospheric aerosols and clouds. Scattering by small particles: Rayleigh (molecular) scattering; Multiple scattering as a source of radiation. Reflectance from surfaces. Remote sensing of ocean color; Applications of passive remote sensing using extinction and scattering: Remote sensing of trace gases (ozone) and aerosols in the UV region; Principles of active remote sensing: Radar. Sensing of clouds and precipitation; etc..." Remote Sensing Technical Reports NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY PUBLICATIONS - National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Multimedia NGS Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "NGS Publications" Subject Categories include
National Spatial Reference System: Datums, Networks, Coordinate Systems Operations, Field Procedures; Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Shoreline Mapping Special Projects; etc..." Atmospheric Measurement ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Multimedia Atmospheric Measurement Intruments Databases, Textbooks, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Atmospheric Measurement Intruments Categories include
Atmospheric Profiling; Clouds; Radiometers; Surface Energy Flux; Surface Meteorology; etc..." Atmospheric Radiation Measurement ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT DATA - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Multimedia Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Databases
Air Resources: Real-Time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY) NOAA ARL'S REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (READY) - Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), NOAA Multimedia Real-Time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY) Databases, Models, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Real-Time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY) Databases, Models, etc. include
Short-Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) Dispersion; Gaussian Plume Model; Manned Balloon Flight Tools; etc..." Current Meteorology; etc..." Weather Station Instruments
Barometer - Wikepedia.org
Ceilometer - Wikepedia.org
Freezing Rain Sensor - All Weather, Inc.
Percipitation Sensor - Belfort Instrument For more information see Belfort Instrument
Rain Guage - Wikepedia.org
Solar Radiation Sensors - All Weather, Inc.
SOnic Detection And Ranging (SODAR) - Wikepedia.org
Thermometer - Wikepedia.org
Thunderstorm/Lightning Detection Sensor - All Weather, Inc.
Visibility Sensor - Belfort Instrument For more information see Belfort Instrument
Weather Vane - Wikepedia.org
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR STATION - Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)
Precipitation Sensor, Precipitation Accumulation Sensor; Visibility Sensor; Temperature/Dewpoint Sensor; Snow Depth Sensor; Road Surface Sensor; Subsurface Sensor; Water Level Sensor & Pressure Sensor Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities Instruments NSF LOWER ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVING FACILITIES (LAOF) - NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
NCAR/EOL’s S-Pol
CHILL Radar Colorado State University CHILL Radar
NCAR GPS Dropsonde System Integrated Sounding Systems (ISS) Integrated Sounding Systems (ISS) includes
Multiple Antenna Profiler (MAPR); etc..." NOAA'S AIRCRAFT - Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, Florida, NOAA Examples of Aircraft & Instruments include
"...national and international meteorological, oceanographic and environmental research programs..." "...Sea surface temperature radiometer; CO2 air temperature radiometer; GPS dropwindsonde atmospheric profiling system; Airborne Expendable Bathythermographs (AXBT’s); etc..."
NSF/NCAR AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION - NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see NSF Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities (LAOF) or the NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
AQUA (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (AQUA) carries six state-of-the-art instruments in a near-polar low-Earth orbit
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E); Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS); Cloud's and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES); etc..." ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emmision an Reflection Radiometer) Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emmision an Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument consists of three separate instrument subsystems
Shortwave Infrared (SWIR); Thermal Infrared (TIR)..." CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) payload consists of three co-aligned nadir-viewing instruments
Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR); Wide Field Camera (WFC)..." CLOUDSAT (Cloud Profiling Radar - CPR) Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR)
DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) DMSP Satellites
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) GOES-O MISSION (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-GOES N-P series) GOES-O Instruments
GOES-O Sounder
Two Magnetometer Sensors; Solar X-ray Sensor (XRS); Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI)..." LANDSAT 7 - The Landsat 7 Science Data User's Handbook For more information see LANDSAT MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer)
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) POES (POES Series Satellites) POES system includes
Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)..." NOAASIS (NOAA Satellite Information System)
NASA CURRENT MISSIONS RADAR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
RADAR ANTENNA CALCULATOR (ANTCALC) - I. Harre, Bremen, Germany VERY EXTENSIVE. Radar Antenna Calculator
Vertical Beamwidth; Antenna Gain; etc..."
Radar Beamwidth & Radar Beam Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations BEAMWIDTH CALCULATOR - BEAM PROPERTY CALCULATOR - Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA VERY EXTENSIVE. Beamwidth Calculator
Radar Boundary-Relative Speed Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations BOUNDARY-RELATIVE SPEED CALCULATOR - Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA VERY EXTENSIVE. Boundary-Relative Speed Calculator
Radar "Free-Space Range" Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations RADAR FREE-SPACE RANGE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - I. Harre, Bremen, Germany VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Radar Free-Space Range Calculator
NAVGEN Algorithm to determine 2D Position Fixing Errors; etc..." Radar Horizon Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations RADAR HORIZON CALCULATOR (HORCALC) - I. Harre, Bremen, Germany VERY EXTENSIVE. Radar Horizon Calculator is
Weather Balloons, Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations
WEATHER BALLOON CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS RAWINSONDE AND PIBAL OBSERVATION - Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Multimedia Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 3 with Change No. 1 to the Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 3 Effective August 1, 2006: Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations (1997 & Update 2006)" Handbook Chapters include
Systems and Equipment; Preflight Procedures and Success Criteria; Quality Control at the Stations; Processing Souding Data; Pilot Ballon Observations; etc..."
Computational Formulae and Constants; Pilot Ballon and Rawinsonde Encoding and Decoding; etc..." GPS ADVANCED UPPER-AIR SOUNDING SYSTEM (GAUS) - NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. GPS Advanced Upper-Air Sounding System (GAUS)
BALLOON FLIGHT FORECASTING TOOLS - Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), NOAA Multimedia Balloon Flight Forecasting Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Balloon Flight Forecasting Tools - HYSPLIT Trajectory Optimization
PIBAL FLIGHT CALCULATOR PILOT BALLOON FLIGHT CALCULATOR - Martin Brenner, Director of Technology, College of the Arts, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Multimedia Pilot Ballon Lessons, Databases, Calculators, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Pilot Balloon - Flight Calculator
Theodolite Readings in 3 columns; TIME, AZIMUTH & ELEVATION..." Buoy Data
Buoy Data Database includes Current Conditions & Previous Observations for:
Wind Speed (WSPD); Wind Gust (GST); Wave Height (WVHT); Dominant Wave Period (DPD); Average Period Average Period (APD); Atmospheric Pressure (PRES); Pressure Tendency (PTDY); Air Temperature (ATMP); Water Temperature (WTMP); Wind Chill (CHILL)..." Carbon Cycle
CARBON CYCLE AND GREENHOUSE GASES - Lyatt Jaeglé, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington Multimedia Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gases" Course Lectures include
Non-CO2 GHG: CH4 and N2O; Halocarbons and ozone; etc..." CARBON CYCLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS
Short Term Carbon Cycle Calculator INPUT Values include:
Initial value of the terrestrial biosphere; Initial value of the deep ocean; Value of the deforestation flow; Step Time; Initial value of the surface ocean; Initial value of the soil carbon and detritus; etc..." Carbon Emission & Atmospheric Pollution
CO2 CALCULATOR - Global Environment Information Centre, Japan CO2 Calculator
Refrigerator & Stove usage per day; etc..." ENERGY TO CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERTER - National Energy Foundation, U.K. Energy to Carbon Dioxide Calculator INPUT Values include:
kWh Natural Gas; Therms Natural Gas; Litres Gasoil or Diesel; Litres of Petrol; Litres of LPG; Tonnes of Coal; etc..."
Climate Change Calculator
Garbage; Automobile Milage; Air Travel Milage; etc..."
Gaussian Plume Model Calculator INPUT Values include:
Diameter of the Stack; Emission Rate; Exit Velocity of the Gas; Temperature of the Exiting Gas; Ambient Temperature of the Air; Atmospheric Conditions; etc..."
Personal Emissions Calculator
How do you heat your house; How many miles do you put on your cars; Average gas mileage for your cars; Average monthly gas bill; Average monthly electric bill; etc..."
VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMTPION & VEHICLE EMISSIONS - Environmental Technology Centre/ Centre de Technologie Environnementale, Environment Canada, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pollution Calculations Forms; Databases & Software or the Environmental Technology Centre/Centre de Technologie Environnementale |
GFDL Databases include:
Air Sea Flux Datasets; Real-Time Wind Profiler Data; Wind Profiler Database; etc..." Clouds
For more information see Interactive Weather Modeling Applets; Weather & Climate Home Page; AOS Courses or the Weather & Climate Home Page
Cloud Altitude Calculator
Cumulus Cloud Calculator:
Drought
DROUGHT CALCULATOR: DROUGHT TERMINATION AND AMELORATION - J. Lawrimore, National Climatic Data Center, NOAA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) & Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Drought Calculator INPUT Values include:
El Niño & La Niña
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO)
CURRENT ANIMATIONS OF EL NIÑO - Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA VERY EXTENSIIVE. For more information see CDC Map Room or the Physical Sciences Division EL NIÑO THEME PAGE - Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIIVE. El Niño Theme Page includes:
Realtime Data, Products and Analyses; List of Impacts and Prediction Benefits; 3D Animation of El Ni�o Temperatures; etc..." Global Weather
INTERACTIVE GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE IMAGES - Earth System Science Division, NASA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see The Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA or Earth System Science Division INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE (WORLD WEATHER MAP) - Aaviation Weather, National Weather Center, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see National Weather Center NCDC CLIMATE DATA WORLD WIDE (CURRENT & HISTORICAL DATA) - National Climatic Data Center, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the View Climatic Data Online or the National Climatic Data Center
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Hurricanes
NATIONAL HURRICAN CENTER - Tropical Prediction Center, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. HURRICANE MODELLING APPLET - S. Ackerman, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Space Science & Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin VERY EXTENSIVE. Hurricane Modelling
For more information see Text Products; Products & Services or the Satellite Services Division (SSD) DVORAK HURRICANE INTENSITY SCALE - C. Landsea, Hurricane Research Division (HRD), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA Multimedia Dvorak Hurricane Intensity Scale (Text & Images). Dvorak Hurricane
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE - National Hurrican Center Multimedia Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (Text & Images). Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Hydraulic Jumps
Flow Properties of Horizontal Rectangular Channel Hydraulic Jumps Calculator INPUT Values include:
Channel Width; Upstream Depth..."
Upstream Velocity; Downstream Velocity; Velocity Ratio; Upstream Froude Number; Downstream Froude Number; Froude Number Ratio..." Lifting Condensation Levels
Lifting Condenstation Level Calculator - LCL calculator
Surface Dew Point; Surface Pressure..." Lightning
GLOBAL LIGHTNING DISTRIBUTIONS - Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research, Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC), NASA Multimedia Global Lightning Distribution Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Global Lightning Distributions
Marine Weather
Marine Wearther Scales include:
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; Dvorak Current Intensity Chart (Dvorak Hurricane Intensity Scale); Wind Warnings; Fujita Tornado Scale..."
CURRENT MARINE WEATHER WORLD WIDE - Ocean Weather VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Marine Wearther includes:
Marine Ovservations & Model Pressures; Sea Surface Temperature..." AUSTRALIA MARINE WEATHER - Bureau of Meteorology, Commonwealth of Australia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Australia Marine Weather Databases include:
Wave Heights; Forecasts; etc..." METEOROLOGY, OCENAOGRAPHY & TROPICAL APPS WEATHER DATABASES - Fleet Numerical Meteorlogy and Oceanography Center, Department of Defense VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Meteorology, Oceanography & Tropical Databases include:
EFS (Gale Probability, Percipitation Probability, etc.); EFS Plumes;..."
NCODA (Sea Surface Temperature, SST Anomaly, SST Climatology); etc..."
TODAY'S SEAWINDS - WINDS, JPL, NASA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Today's Seawinds
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Tropospheric Ozone Data, Volcano Sulfur Dioxide Data
VOLCANO SULFUR DIOXIDE DATA, ETC. OZONE ANALYSIS: TODAY'S OZONE FROM EARTH PROBE TOMS - Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Maps and Data
Ozone Isopleth Plotting Calculator INPUT Values include:
Ozone Amount over Your House
Potential Temperature
Potential Temperature Calculator
Pressure
Sea Level Pressure Calculator INPUT Values include:
Average Virtual Temperature of Layer..."
Pressure Converter Calculator
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SUN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS MOON PHASE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS LUNAR ECLIPSE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ASTRONOMICAL DATA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATORS & TABLES - United States Naval Observatory (USNO) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Astronomical Applications
Duration of Daylight Table
Sun and Moon Data for One Day Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Lunar Eclipse Computer Lunar Eclipse Computer
Sun, Moon & Earth Calculator
Photoperiod Calculator OUTPUT Values include
Sunrise Time; Sunset Time; End of Civil Twilight; End of Nautical Twilight; Maximum Height Angle; Declination of Sun; Sun Altitude & Azimuth; Solar power at Noon;
Sun Angle Calculator
Sun Path Calculator
SUNRISE - SUNSET CALCULATOR - GMD-Radiation Group (G-Rad), NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), NOAA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Sunrise Calculator - Sunset Calculator includes
SUNRISE - SUNSET (JAVA APPLET) - Pangolin Communications, Auckland, New Zealand Sunrise Calculator - Sunset Calculator includes:
SUNRISE - SUNSET CALCULATOR FOR AM STATIONS IN THE U.S. - D. Bickel, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Sunrise Calculator - Sunset Calculator for AM Stations in the U.S.:
"...Harmonic tide and current speed predictor..." TIDE PREDICTIONS U.S. BY STATES - Tides Online, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA For more information see Tides Online TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA, SOUTH PACIFIC AND ANTARCTICA - Bureau of Meteorology, Commonwealth of Australia For more information see the Bureau of Meteorology Thunderstorms
SHOWALTER INDEX - CALCULATOR - T. Brice & T. Hall, El Paso Area, Southern Region Headquarters, National Weather Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Showalter Index Calculator is
Predict the Severity of Thunderstorm Event Calculator INPUT Values include:
Maximum Wind Speed in Sounding; Energy-Helicity Index; Storm Speed; Storm-relative Helicity..." Tornadoes
EF-SCALE (ENGHANCED FUJITA SCALE) COURSE - Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA Multimedia EF-Scale (Enhanced Fujita Scale) Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "EF-Scale (Enhanced Fujita Scale)" Course Lectures include
Damage Surveys with the Enhanced Fujita Scale; etc..." ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE - Storm Prediction Center, NOAA The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)
Also includes the Online "EF-Scale Training Course".
ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE FOR TORNADO DAMAGE - Storm Prediction Center, NOAA Enhanced F-scale
Tsunamis
Pacific Tsunami Waring System Database includes:
Tsunami Zone; etc., for Pacific Oceans, Hawaii, Indian Ocean & Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands.." TSUNAMI - U.S. WEST COAST & ALASKA - West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, National Weather Center, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center or the National Weather Center DEEP OCEAN ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING OF TSUNAMIS (DART) - REAL-TIME DATA BUOY DATA FOR ALASKA, WESTERN CANADA, U.S. WEST COAST, HAWAII, NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC, U.S. EAST COAST, & CARIBBEAN - National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Center, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) Project
Wind Chill
Wind Chill Calculator INPUT Values include:
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