Weather Patterns: Links for Students
Air Masses and Fronts
This Web site discusses the formation of air masses that affect the weather. The section on air fronts describes warm fronts, cold fronts, occluded, and stationary fronts, as well as dry lines.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/home.rxml
Features: Graphics/Multimedia
Clouds and Precipitation
Explore the factors that determine the development of clouds and precipitation including convergence, convection, fronts, and relative humidity.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/home.rxml
Features: Graphics/Multimedia
Forces and Winds: Online Meteorology
The purpose of this module is to introduce pressure, how it changes with height, and the importance of high-and low-pressure systems. In addition, this module introduces the pressure gradient and Coriolis forces and their role in generating wind.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml
Features: Graphics/Multimedia
National Hurricane Center: Satellite Imagery
Obtain access to hundreds of NOAA weather satellite images through this Web portal. Although, this is not an educational Web site, the information presented strongly supports curriculum for meteorology.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml
Features: Graphics/Multimedia, Data Sources
Land Breeze/Sea Breeze Animations
Use this online animation to learn how the land breeze/sea breeze cycle works.
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/
visualizations/es1903/es1903page01.cfm?cha...
Features: Online Interactivity, Graphics/Multimedia
How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Wind Direction?
This Web-based animation demonstrates,using satellite imagery, the Coriolis effect on weather patterns.
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/
visualizations/es1905/es1905page01.cfm?cha...
Features: Online Interactivity, Graphics/Multimedia
National Climatic Data Center: Data Access
NOAA's National Climatic Data Center provides easy access to an enormous amount of data, in a format that allows for easy access.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mppsearch.html
Features: Data Sources
Hurricane Preparedness
History teaches us that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation leads major hurricane disasters. This Web site provides information on hurricane hazards, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, and emergency preparedness.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml
Features: Graphics/Multimedia
Science with NOAA Research: Forecasting
Weather forecasters help us plan and prepare for the weather.
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/html/forecasting2.html
Features: Hands-on Investigation, Lesson Ideas, Graphics/Multimedia, Assessment, Data Sources, Inquiry Materials
Hurricane Glossary
A glossary of commonly used hurricane terms.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml
