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.
- American Wind Energy Association
- This site provides information from and about the American Wind Energy Association.
- ASPIRE
- The Aspire (Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education) Web site includes several excellent online interactive labs, including activities that investigate momentum, the motion of gas particles, and kinetic energy.
- Current Weather Data (University of Illinois)
- An excellent source for current weather data, including printable maps.
- Forces and Winds (University of Illinois)
- Here is an excellent online presentation of pressure, pressure gradient force, Coriolis force, sea breezes, and land breezes from the University of Illinois' Daily Planet.
- Forces and Winds (University of Wisconsin)
- This site offers a discussion of the forces that produce wind and the various types of winds from the University of Wisconsin.
- Pressure, Current United States
- Here is a current North American surface pressure map from Unisys.
- UniSys Weather
- Here is current U.S. weather information from UniSys Weather.
- 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 Topic Guide
- This site contains an index of links to sites that offer information on numerous weather topics, including atmospheric pressure and wind.
- Weather Underground
- Here is an excellent, comprehensive source of weather information.
- Wind, Current United States
- Here are current U.S. wind speeds from Unisys.
- Wind Energy, a Guided Tour
- This site contains an excellent overview of wind energy from the Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, a nonprofit association whose purpose is to promote wind energy at home and abroad.
