| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Clouds
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cloud Boutique 
 Images and descriptions of different types of clouds, inlcuding cirrus, cumulus, stratus, fog, and others. From the Plymouth State University Meteorology Program. http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/ Topics: Water Last updated Jan 23, 2005 Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research
This 2003 report from the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) provides "an authoritative discussion by a committee of experts of the scientific basis for weather modification [cloud seeding] in the United States. The committee concludes that a coordinated national research program is called for." Includes an overview of cloud seeding techniques, a glossary, and a list of acronyms. Searchable and browsable. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309090539 Topics: Water Last updated Dec 11, 2007 North American Interstate Weather Modification Council (NAIWMC)
The NAIWMC is a nonprofit organization "comprised of regulatory agencies, sponsoring organizations, and research institutions involved in atmospheric water resource management technology, commonly known as weather modification or cloud seeding." Features a map showing weather modification programs in the western U.S. and Canada (precipitation and snowpack augmentation), a FAQ, description of cloud seeding methods and equipment, links to reports and policy statements, material about legislation advocacy efforts, and related material. http://www.naiwmc.org Topics: Water, Weather Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Sedna (2003 VB12)
"On 15 March 2004, astronomers from Caltech, Gemini Observatory, and Yale University announced the discovery of the coldest, most distant object known to orbit the sun." This site provides background information about Sedna, and details about the findings of the team. Includes images and related links (such as to the legend of Sedna, the Inuit goddess of the sea). From a member of the team that discovered Sedna. http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/sedna/ Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Technology, Transportation, Water Last updated Mar 16, 2004 Volcano Above the Clouds
This site about Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. Includes information about Kilimanjaro's shrinking summit glaciers, a tour of Mt. Kilimanjaro's six ecological zones, images of the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, and information about mountain weather. Also includes recommended links and books and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kilimanjaro/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Water Last updated Apr 21, 2005 Weather 101: A Resource for Teachers and Students
Maintained by an expert meteorologist, this is a collection of links on many aspects of weather. The topics covered include glossaries and terminology, conversions and calculators (temperature, pressure, wind, wind chill, Fujita tornado intensity, and Saffir-Simpson hurricane and Beaufort wind force scales), maps and charts, tutorials and FAQs (weather basics, clouds, storms, light and optics, remote sensing, forecasting and weather maps), lesson plans, and meterology career information. http://ggweather.com/101.htm Topics: Lesson Plans, Water, Weather Last updated May 17, 2005 Weather Modification Association (WMA)
The vision of the WMA is to provide for the "free exchange of accurate information regarding the efficacy, safety, methodology and cost-effectiveness of weather modification activities." The site features a brochure explaining the scientific basis for the weather modification techniques of cloud and fog seeding. Also includes news, the association's code of ethics, and links to related sites. http://www.weathermodification.org/ Topics: Water, Weather Last updated Jul 27, 2004 World Sunlight Map
Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this high-quality hobbyist site that offers beautiful, real-time, computer-generated illustrations of the earth's patterns of sunlight, darkness, and cloud cover. Includes Mercator, Peters, and rectangular projections. http://www.die.net/earth/ Topics: Scientific Themes, Water Last updated Mar 24, 2005 WW2010: The Weather World 2010 Project
A collection of on-line meteorology guides that include modules for light and optics, clouds and precipitation, forces and winds, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, severe storms, hurricanes, El Niņo, and the hydrologic cycle. Additionally, the remote sensing guide provides information about how both satellites and radar are used in meteorological forecasting. Information is also included on how to read weather maps. There are activities for high school students as well as teacher's guides. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml Topics: Water, Weather Last updated Dec 27, 2002 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |