We have made a concerted effort to search the Web for relevant material, but no matter how hard we try, there will always be more information available than we can possibly examine.
However, the following list contains links to many of the most interesting and informative Web sites related to topics explored in the chapter that we were able to locate. Check them out, but make sure you come back to do more investigating when you're done.
- Atmosphere Calculators
- This site provides links to several online programs to calculate relative humidity, dew point, etc.
- California Regional Weather Server
- This is an excellent site for satellite images, weather radar, jet stream information, regional weather maps, etc.
- Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
- The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) is a cooperative institute formed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- Current Weather Data (University of Illinois)
- An excellent source for current weather data, including printable maps.
- Daily Planet - University of Illinois
- The University of Illinois Department of Atmospheric Sciences home page features a variety of weather-related information.
- Dewpoints, Current U.S.
- This site provides current United States surface dew point temperatures.
- Humidity (USA Today)
- This site has a basic tutorial on water vapor in the atmosphere.
- Meteorology Guide: The Online Guides
- The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of Web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the Web.
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
- This site is from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Here is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration home page.
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- Here is perhaps the largest collection of weather data in the world.
- Plymouth State College (PSC) Weather Center
- This is an excellent Web site for current weather, tutorials, satellite images, and weather-related links.
- Precipitation Map, Current U.S.
- This site has a current radar map of the United States, showing areas of precipitation.
- Stability and Cloud Formation, Atmospheric
- This site offers a discussion of atmospheric stability and cloud formation from the University of Wisconsin.
- UM Weather (University of Michigan)
- This site is a premier source of weather information, providing access to numerous forecasts, images, and the Net's largest collection of weather links.
- Water Vapor in the Climate System (American Geophysical Union)
- Here is a good, detailed 1995 special report on the role of water vapor in Earth's climate system.
- Weather Channel
- This is the Weather Channel home page for forecasts and other weather-related information.
- Weather Data and Imagery, Current (American Meteorological Society)
- An excellent source for current surface, satellite, upper air, and forecast information from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
- Weather Underground
- This site contains an excellent, comprehensive source of weather information.
