General Meteorological Knowledge

• NWS JetStream Weather School

• NWS Publications

• NWS Directive/NWS Operations and Services

• Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science (Penn State Univ)

Climatology & Climate Change

Climate Change

• Global Warming - Climate (EPA)

• Climate.org (Climate Institute)

• Anthropogenic Threats to Corals (NOS)

• Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment (Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme)

Climate Variability

• El Nino (UCAR)

Cyclones and Jets

Basic Concepts & Terminology

WW2010 Online Guides: Midlatitude Cyclone (Univ. of Illinois)

• WW2010 Online Guides: Air Masses and Fronts (Univ. of Illinois)

Feature Analysis

• Reexamining the Cold Conveyor Belt (David Schultz, NSSL)

Life Cycle

• Atmospheric Blocking (The Weather Prediction.com)

Data & Instruments

Instruments

• ASOS (NWS)

• Requirements and Standards for NWS Climate Observations (NWS)

Data

• METAR (NOAA)

• Units (NWS)

Weather Maps

• Station plots

• Station plots (Univ. of Wisconsin)

Flooding

Facts

• Flash Floods and Floods...the Awesome Power! (NOAA)

• Flooding (The Weather Channel)

Flood Mitigation

• NOAA

• FEMA

Informing the Public

• Floods (NOAA)

Numerical Weather Prediction

Basic Concepts & Terminology

• Jetstream (NWS)

Types of Models

• Ensemble Prediction Systems (NCEP)

Model Derived Products

• NWS/Environmental Modeling Center

Physical Meteorology

Atmospheric Structure and Composition

• UCAR Learning Zone (UCAR)

• PhysicalGeography.net: Introduction to the Atmosphere (Okanagan University College)

Hydrostatic Equilibrium

• Hydrostatic Balance (Penn State University)

Cloud Physics

• Cloud Physics (Penn State)

Radar Meteorology

• Dual-Polarization Radar Training

Doppler Radar

• Jetstream:Doppler Radar (NWS SRH)

NWS New Technology - Radar Signatures

Regional Weather

• Tracking the Southwest Monsoon (NWS)

Satellite

Basic Concepts & Terminology

• WW2010 Online Guides: Satellite Meteorology (Univ. of Illinois)

Severe Storm Structure/Tornadoes

Classifying Events

• Tornado FAQ (SPC)

• Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale (SPC)

Station Scientist

Air Quality

• Air Quality Index (AQI) - AIRNow (EPA)

UV Radiation

• SunWise Program (EPA)

• The Shadow Rule (NCBI)

Lightning

• NASA Lightning Primer (NASA)

Watersheds

• Watersheds (EPA)

Weather Folklore

• Weather Almanac: Groundhog Day (STORMFAX®)

• Weather Proverbs (The "Weather Dude")

Earthquakes

• Earthquake FAQs (USGS)

• Earthquake Survival (Univ. of Memphis)

• Earthquake Magnitudes (USGS)

• Common Myths about Earthquakes (USGS)

• Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics (USGS)

Space

• NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)

• Windows to the Universe (UCAR)

• Astronomy Pictures of the Day (NASA)

• Solar and Lunar Eclipses (National Geographic)

• Rotation of the Moon (Fort Lewis College)

• Stardate Online Glossary (University of Texas)

• NASA Explorers

• Constellations and their Stars (Go Astronomy)

Tropical Meteorology

NWS National Hurricane Center

• Hurricane FAQs (NHC)

Tornadoes and Tropical Cyclones

• Tornado FAQ (SPC)

NOAA Hurricane Research Division

Weather Safety

NOAA Weather Radio

Tornadoes

• Tornado FAQ (SPC)

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning ... Nature's Most Violent Storms

Severe Thunderstorms

• Disaster Safety (American Red Cross)

• Lightning Primer (NASA, safety information on page 4)

Hurricanes

• Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources (NWS)

Flooding

• Hazard Information (FEMA)

• Impacts of flooding on automobiles (NWS)

• TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN™ (NWS)

Winter Storms

• Disaster Safety (American Red Cross)

• Hazard Information (FEMA)

• Winter Storms...The Deceptive Killers (NWS)

• Winter Storms and Extreme Cold (FEMA)

• Wind Chill Chart (NWS)

Heat Safety

• Disaster Safety (American Red Cross)

Earthquakes

• Disaster Safety (American Red Cross)

• Emergency Preparedness and Response - Natural Disasters (CDC)

• Hazard Information (FEMA)

Air Quality

• AIRNow (EPA)

Winter Weather

Basic Concepts & Terminology

• How Winter Storms Form (UCAR)