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.
- Arctic Theme Page (NOAA)
- NOAA's Arctic Theme Page provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia, managers, decision makers, and the general public.
- Climate Data
- Here is climate data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Climographs, U.S. Cities
- This site offers climographs for selected U.S. cities from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
- Cool Antarctica
- This site is devoted to all things Antarctic. It includes a photo gallery, links to outside sites, and an amusing fact file.
- Deserts: Geology and Resources (USGS)
- Here is an excellent and informative U.S. Geological Survey site on the geology and resources of deserts.
- 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.
- Global Hydrology and Climate Center
- This site is a joint venture between government and academia to study the global water cycle and its effects on climate.
- INSTAAR
- INSTAAR is a research institute of the Graduate School at the University of Colorado. Its primary mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary research leading to a predictive understanding of the biological, chemical, and physical interactions that regulate the Earth system in arctic, alpine, and other regions.
- National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
- The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. The NCDC's mission is to manage the nation's resource of global climatological in-situ and remotely sensed data and information to promote global environmental stewardship; to describe, monitor, and assess the climate; and to support efforts to predict changes in the Earth's environment.
- 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.
- NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
- Here is NOAA's Climate Prediction Center with links to numerous weather and climate informational Internet sites.
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- Polar Continental Shelf Project (Canada)
- This site provides general information about working in the remote Arctic and includes links to current research activities.
- Polar Website Links
- A good list of links to Internet resources dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole, and with other cold regions of the Earth.
- World Climate: Weather Rainfall and Temperature Data
- The WorldClimate site offers access to over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from a wide range of sources.
