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.
- Cloudman
- A great source for cloud information and images.
- Clouds and Precipitation: Online Meteorology Guide
- This site contains an educational module that introduces a number of cloud classifications, different types of precipitation, and the mechanisms responsible for producing them.
- Cloud Cover, Current United States
- This site has current United States cloud cover satellite images.
- Clouds Online Tutorial
- This site offers an excellent online tutorial featuring cloud classification and cloud descriptions with photographs.
- Condensation
- This site provides a discussion of condensation: dew, fog, and clouds from the University of Wisconsin.
- 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.
- Dewpoints, Current United States
- This site contains current surface dew point temperatures.
- Extreme Science
- Extreme Science is a great place for all kinds of science information. The site includes sections on time, weather, space, Earth science, biology, and maps.
- Moisture, Atmospheric (Definitions)
- This site has a discussion of atmospheric moisture from the University of Wisconsin.
- National Drought Mitigation Center
- The National Drought Mitigation Center helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought.
- National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
- The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is a data and information resource for those studying snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth system.
- Precipitation
- This site offers a discussion of precipitation from the University of Wisconsin.
- Precipitation Map, Current United States
- Current radar map of the United States, showing areas of precipitation.
- Stability and Cloud Formation, Atmospheric
- Here is a discussion of atmospheric stability and cloud formation from the University of Wisconsin.
- 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 Image Gallery
- Prof. Jon Kahl's (University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee) great weather related images covering just about every topic.
