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.
- California Regional Weather Server
- Here is an excellent site for satellite images, weather radar, jet stream information, regional weather maps, etc.
- Circulation, General Atmospheric
- This site offers an explanation of the general circulation of the atmosphere from the University of Wisconsin.
- Current Weather Data (University of Illinois)
- An excellent source for current weather data, including printable maps.
- El Niño and La Niña (National Academy of Science)
- A good source for information on how decades of scientific research have helped us understand the relationship between ocean and atmosphere.
- El Niño Information from NASA's Observatorium
- Included in this site are maps of Pacific Ocean circulation patterns before and during El Niño, links to other El Niño sites, and an El Niño quiz.
- El Niño (NOAA)
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency's (NOAA) El Niño Theme Page: accessing distributed information related to El Niño.
- El Niño (NOVA Online)
- A guide to what El Niño is, how it affects global weather, its effect on living things, and more.
- Global Climate Animations (University of Oregon)
- This University of Oregon site contains great animations showing the climatology of the seasonal cycle for selected climate variables for the time period 1959–1997.
- Jet Stream Map Menu (CRWS)
- Here are jet stream analyses and forecasts from the California Regional Weather Server (CRWS).
- Pressure and Wind (North America), Current Map
- This site offers a current North American surface pressure and wind map from Plymouth State College.
- Pressure, Current United States
- This site contains a current U.S. surface pressure map Unisys.
- Sea and Land Breezes
- This site has a discussion of sea and land breezes from the University of Wisconsin.
- UniSys Weather
- Here is current U.S. weather information from UniSys Weather.
- Upper Air Data
- This site provides current upper air data from Unisys Weather.
- Weather Topic Index (USA Today)
- Here is information on just about every weather topic you can imagine from USA Today, including several discussions related to air pressure and wind.
- Weather Underground
- This site offers a good, comprehensive source for weather information.
- Wind, Current United States
- Here are current U.S. wind speeds from Unisys.
