ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts (major indexing source)

• Antarctic Meteorology by British Antarctic Survey
• Atmospheric Science & Meteorology (Academic Info - metasite)
• The Aurora Page Photographs selected from the works of Jan Curtis. Photographs were taken in and around the Fairbanks, AK area.
• Auroras: Paintings in the Sky [RealAudio, QuickTime] offers the lay person a good introduction to this mysterious phenomenon.
• British Atmospheric Data Center - The British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) is the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Designated Data Centre for the Atmospheric Sciences.
• Climate Diagnostic Center (NOAA/CIRES) The mission of CDC is to identify the nature and causes of climate variations on time scales ranging from a month to centuries. The goal of this work is to develop the ability to predict important climate variations on these time scales.
• Climate Monitor Online brings together in one place regular updates of important climate and meteorological data, together with commentaries from the world's press and media.
• Climate Prediction Center(CPC)-National Centers for Environmental Prediction; Nat. Weather Service serve the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains.
• CLIVAR - An Int.Research Programme on Climate Variability and Predictability, by the World Climate Research Programme
• Cloud Images - The PSC Meteorology Program has developed this server to provide explanations of and access to detailed pictures of some basic cloud forms. The cloud images are relatively large (640x480) in order to show detailed structure and features.
• CURRICULA In the Atmospheric, Oceanic, Hydrologic, and Related Sciences, Colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada (Amer. Meteorological Society)
• Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana site contains information about the academic program, research activities and faculty, staff and students of the Department. A listing of weather and internet resources are here to demonstrate their work.
• EarthWatch: Weather on Demand -up-to-the-minute information and news on the latest weather watches and warnings, Atlantic and Pacific Satellite Images and radar maps, local weather forecasts, and more
• El Nino, Texas A&M Univ.
• El Nino Theme Page, NOAA
• El Nino Tracking (Nova-PBS)(metasite)
• Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - Produced by the UK Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme, this site is designed as a one-stop resource for students and general users who have questions about atmospheric issues and terms: Acid Rain | Air Quality | Atmosphere | Climate | Climate Change |Global Warming | Ozone Depletion | Sustainability | Weather
• The Fujita Scale for Tornadoes  (by Tornado Project Online)-The Fujita Scale is used to rate the intensity of a tornado by examining the damage caused by the tornado after it has passed over a man-made structure.
• Geostationary Satellite Server - NOAA Satellite Information Services
• Global Change Master Directory, by NASA, a directory of Earth Science data - provides descriptions of Earth science data sets and services relevant to global change research. The GCMD database includes descriptions of data sets covering agriculture, the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, snow and ice, geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, and human dimensions of global change.
• Global Climate Highlights -Major events and anomalies, updated weekly.
  • From the Climate Prediction Center CPC).
• GP-1 Lightening Locator - Penn State University
• Hourly/Daily Rain Data from NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory Interactive map shows rainfall data by date; zoom in to view data by recording site.
• Hurricanes and the U.S. Gulf Coast (AGU Report)
• IClimate: The Indiana State Climate Office - maintains archive of daily and hourly weather observations since 1956.
• Indiana Climate Page(Purdue Univ. Agronomy) Includes Storm reports in Indiana (1994-2000 and 2001)
• Indiana Radar - Current Radar Image
• Animation of Recent Radar Images
• Rainfall Frequency for Indiana (maps from Indiana DNR Div. of Water)
• Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) U.S. National Weather Service, IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network) -collection of interactive weather maps and satellite images updated every 5 seconds; local weather, national warnings, national weather, world weather, audio video
• IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library  Columbia University's International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI) and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO); contains a wide variety of earth science data, primarily oceanographic and atmospheric datasets
• Lightning Imaging Sensor data - GIF images showing a graphical representation of the LIS orbit data for each day (runs about 3 months behind)
• Lightningstorm.com-  depictions of real-time lightning locations in the United States.
• LOCAL WEATHER REPORT: NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office--NORTHERN INDIANA
• Meteorology FAQs
• Meteorology: the online guides instructional resources and curriculum, formerly known as the Guide to Meteorology, these resources are expanded beyond the scope of meteorology to other disciplines like climate, remote sensing and global change.
• Meteorological Service of Canada - monitors Canadian water quantities,  provides information and conducts research on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice and other environmental issues
• NASA: Atlas of Extratropical Storm Tracks - maps of storm frequency and intensity and monthly and seasonal means as well as graphs of individual storm paths and the most severe storms
• The NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center - Processing, archiving, and distributing Earth science data
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) world's largest active archive of weather data
  • Climate Resources - surface and upper air observations and products generated from these observations.
  • Climatological Data (1997-)
  • Local Climatological data (edited) (1996-)
• National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)- Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
• National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service The NOAA / NESDIS mission is to provide and ensure timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, and enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment, and quality of life. To fulfill its responsibilities, NESDIS acquires and manages the Nation's operational environmental satellites, provides data and information services, and conducts related research.
• National Ocean Service - Nation's principal advocate for coastal and ocean stewardship through partnerships at all levels. To support and provide the science, information, management, and leadership necessary to balance the environmental and economic well-being of the Nation's coastal resources and communities.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - supports sustainable development; weather, oceans, satellites, fisheries, climate, research, coasts, charting and navigation. NOAA of today carries on the work begun by these agencies under the auspices of:
  • National Ocean Service
  • National Weather Service
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
  • National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service.
• National Radar Image (Weather) (intellicast.com - weather for active lives)
• Animation of Recent Radar Weather Images--National
• National Sea Grant Depository -A Marine, Coastal, and Great Lakes Information Resource
• National Weather Service (NWS) Provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas. Includes national and international data. National data include: weather data, warnings, forecast products, current conditions, weather maps, outlooks, marine weather, and extended forecasts. Regional information also available.
• National Weather Service Radar Image: Indianapolis, IN Radar
• NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) -focus for research on atmospheric and related science problems and is recognized for its scientific contributions to our understanding of the earth system, including climate change, changes in atmospheric composition, Earth-Sun interactions, weather formation and forecasting, and the impacts of all of these components on human societies.
• NCAR: Other Data Centers - a list of many of these other resources, but this should not be considered a comprehensive list.
• NCAR: Research Data :a large collection of atmospheric and oceanographic data for use in climate research. This section gives you access to these collections, along with important information about the collections and their use, as well as links to other research data held elsewhere.
• El Nino Theme Page
• El Nino Tracking (Nova-PBS)(metasite)
• NOAA Educational Resources - site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
• NOAA Paleo Global Warming - A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
• NOAA Photo Library - produced to help bring the work of one of America's most remarkable Government agencies to the American people
• NOAA´s Drought Information Center - roundup of the various NOAA Web sites and information on drought and climate conditions
• NWS (National Weather Service) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.
• NWS (National Weather Service: Coordination Meteorlogist) includes name, city and email address to reach your NWS contact.
• OceanWorld - Texas A&M Univ.
• Purdue Agronomy Online teaching, research, and extension efforts of Purdue Agronomists focus on crop, soil and environmental sciences.
• Rainfall Frequency for Indiana (maps from Indiana DNR Div. of Water)
• Real-Time Weather Data - NEXRAD images from WSR-88D radars
• Sky Online (Sky and Telescope Magazine)
• SpaceWeather.com - Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment.
• Storm Data
• Storm Prediction Center National Weather Service. Issues daily severe weather outlooks, mesoscale discussions, and watches. Maintains unofficial severe storm statistics before they are published in
• Storm Data
• Storm Track (Storm Chasing) Online center for severe weather information, including convective reports, conferences, data, equipment, chase logs, links, and more.
• Tornado, Hurricane, Thunderstorm Movies - This Database Only contains the source or Website address where the movies are located
• Tornado Project Online Contains listings of all tornadoes to hit all U.S. counties from 1950-1990. Also contains other interesting tornado information, including summaries of fatal events, photos, and safety tips.
• Tornadoes (NOAA) includes fast facts, FAQs, long-term averages by state, Fujita tornado intensity scale, significant weather events, predicting, etc.
• The Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean, 1871-1998(book)
• UCAR - Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research - As a consortium of universities dedicated to education and research to enrich our understanding of the earth system, UCAR manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the UCAR Office of Programs (UOP)
• UM Weather (U. of Mich.) source of weather information. Providing access to thousands of forecasts, images, and the Net's largest collection of weather links
• Unisys Weather (by Dan Vietor, Purdue Univ. graduate) - a complete source of graphical weather information. This is intended to satisfy the needs of the weather professional but can be a tool for the casual user as well. The graphics and data are displayed as a meteorologist would expect to see. For the novice user, there are detailed explanation pages to guide them through the various plots, charts and images. The data on this site are provided from:
  • National Weather Service via the NOAAPORT satellite data service. All the images are generated using:
  • Weather Processor (WXP) analysis package which is available from Unisys.
• U.S. Naval Observatory. Astronomical Applications. Data Services. (Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, and Twilight)
• weather.gov - The National Weather Service's (NWS) Internet data source.  Updates every 5 minutes. Current warnings, watches, statements and advisories.
• Weather (NOAA) - metasite of hotlinks for NOAA websites
• The Weather Channel
• Weather Information (metasite) Univ. of Iowa
• WINDandSEA: the oceanic and atmospheric sciences Internet locator (metasite) Over 1,000 selected links to science and policy sites organized by topic and alphabetically within topic. All of these sites have been reviewed and annotated by a technical information specialist of the NOAA Central Library staff.
• WorldClimate -"What the weather is normally like for tens of thousands of places worldwide!" Contains over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from a wide range of sources.
• WMO(World Meteorological Organization) From weather prediction to air pollution research, climate change related activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, the World Meteorological Organization coordinates global scientific activity to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information and other services for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. WMO's activities contribute to the safety of life and property, the socio-economic development of nations and the protection of the environment.
• WMO Technical Library - a source of meteorological, hydrological and climatological information mainly for WMO staff members, visiting experts, research workers, and staff of other UN bodies.
• WXP - The Weather Processor (Purdue Univ.)
• Wyoming Climate Atlas(2004) - by Jan Curtis and Kate Grimes, Wyoming State Climatologists

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Last update: March 10, 2008 Prepared by: Carolyn J.Laffoon, MLS