NATS 101 Section 54 Links Page

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NATS 101 Section 54

Weather, Climate, and Learning Links

Current Weather Products:

UofA Products	Department of Atmospheric Sciences weather products page. Contains links to satellite imagery, local weather data, and more.
Arizona Visible Satellite Image	Department of Atmospheric Sciences satellite product.
Western US Visible Satellite Image	Department of Atmospheric Sciences satellite product.
North America Infrared (IR) Satellite Loop	Department of Atmospheric Sciences satellite product. (Takes time to load!)
North America Water Vapor (WV) Satellite Loop	Department of Atmospheric Sciences satellite product. (Takes time to load!)
US Radar, IR, and WX image	Department of Atmospheric Sciences radar product. Combines US radar information with satellite IR and weather symbols.
US Lightning	Department of Atmospheric Sciences lightning product. Lightning strikes around US over last 6 hrs.
Current Arizona Weater	Department of Atmospheric Sciences map and chart product. To understand the symbols go here.
Tucson T and Dew Point profiles 00Z 12Z	Department of Atmospheric Sciences map and chart product.
Tucson Airport Conditions	National Weather Service data from the Tucson airport.
US Radiosonde Data	Radiosonde soundings from around the US compiled by the University of Wyoming.
NWS - Tucson	National Weather Service website for Tucson.
Unisys Weather	Unisys weather page. Provides both current weather conditions as well as forecasts from several sources. All the weather information you need!

Climate, Climate Change, and the Ozone Hole:

Tucson Climate Information	National Weather Service climate information for Tucson as well as southeast Arizona and the state.
Southeast Arizona Drought Monitoring	National Weather Service drought monitoring site for Arizona. Shows current and past conditions.
NOAA's TAO Project	Display current and past data from the tropical Pacific. Data are collected from NOAA's Tropical Atmosphere Ocean buoys which span the tropical Pacific Ocean and are used to predict El Nino/La Nina events. (El Nino & La Nina page very informative!)
El Nino Animation	Displays an animation of the effect of the trade winds on the thermocline.

Weather and Climate Centers:

NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Parent agency of the NWS (National Weather Service).
NASA-Earth Science	National Aeronautics and Space Administration's earth science pages.
UCAR	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Parent organization of NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research).
AMS	American Meteorological Society. A professional society primarily for Meteorologists and Researchers in Atmospheric Science. The AMS also accredits Meteorologists.
AGU	American Geophysical Union. Similar to the AMS but with a broader base in Oceanography and the Geosciences. Does not accredit Meteorologists.
WMO	World Meteorological Organization. A United Nations special agency on weather, climate, and water.

Learning Tools:

Cloud Atlas	Prof. Houze's (University of Washington) online cloud atlas. Good suppliment to the chart at the back of your book.
Station Plot	NOAA's National Center for Environmental Prediction sample station plot. Explains how to read a station plot and defines terms.
Gas Molecule Behavior	Discussion of the behavior of gas molecules including a movie where you can enter the number of molecules in the volume and see how things change as the number of molecules changes.
Greenhouse Effect	Discussion of the atmospheric greenhouse effect.