Bookmarks for Unit 2

Lesson 1

A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NATIONAL
The Atmosphere: THE PRIMARY CIRCULATION

Lesson 2

The Pressure Module: online meteorology guide
Pressure Activity: scaffolding activity

Lesson 3

Working with Energy

Lesson 4

Electromagnetic Spectrum - Level 2
Electromagnetic Spectrum - Level 1

Lesson 5

Earth's Energy Budget
Earth's Energy Budget or Can You Spare a Sun?
GOES-Next -- Energy Budget

Lesson 5A

NASA's Observatorium Education -- Learning w/o Touching
NASA's Observatorium -- Educator's Resources
Eyes in the Sky: A Remote Sensing Activity
Studying Earth's Environment from Space
Stratospheric Ozone & Global Land Vegetation Modules

Lesson 6

Landsat 7 Home Page

Lesson 7

AMS The DataStreme Project
AMS The DataStreme Project
Pressure Gradient Force: directed from high to low pressure

Lesson 8

Local Winds: Sea Breezes

Lesson 9

NOVA Online | Tracking El NiÒo | Global Wind Patterns
Wind patterns
The Coriolis Force
Wind Energy Resources: Global Winds
New Scientist: Days just drag
Sea Surface Temperature and Vegetation Index
Making Sense of the Weather: Global Wind Patterns

Lesson 9A:Investigating Cyclones

current infrared (IR) GOES satellite image
Universal Time
current Surface Map of the United States
The DataStreme Project. Metgrams for selected U.S. cities.
American Red Cross - Disaster Services - Individual and Family Disaster Safety Tips
GOES-Satellite Imagery

Lesson 9B: Thunderstorms

GOES-Satellite Imagery
Thunderstorms
Severe Storms: online meteorology guide
Understanding thunderstorms
National Weather Service Home Page -U.S. Government warnings & forecasts, Organization, Online Documentation, Mission
GOES Satellite & Imagery 1. Introduction : GOES Background
GOES KNOWS: Thunderstorms
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERVER - VISIT OFTEN!

Lesson 9C: Hurricanes

Visualization of Remote Sensing Data
How to Join the Hurricane Hunters
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes: Hurricane Creation
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes: Hurricanes and Remote Sensing
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes: Weather Satellite Images
NASA/MSFC GHCC - Interactive GMS Water Vapor Satellite Image Selector
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes: Classifying Hurricanes
The Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX),
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes: Caught in a Hurricane?
Exploring the Environment: Severe Weather Hurricanes
Hurricane Tracking Chart
Visualization of Remote Sensing Data

Lesson 10

Internet TOMS
EPA's SunWise School Program: The Ozone Layer
Ozone Depletion
Ozone: What is it, and why do we care about it?
Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Images
Graphing TOMS Images
United States Environmental Protection Agency: Ozone Depletion Home Page
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Lesson 11

The Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming (The Warming of the Earth) - The Woods Hole Research Center
Our Changing Planet FY 1996 - Ch3 Greenhouse Effect
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Disaster Relief from DisasterRelief.org

Lesson 12

Watching Your Heat Budget: Analyzing Temperature Changes In the Atmosphere
Southeast Regional Climate Assessment
ESSC Data: Temperature Data Tables
interview why global warming is so very different from previous international issues
Global Warming and Climate Change Policy WWW Sites
EPA Global Warming Site
Global Warming: Focus on the Future
Union of Concerned Scientists
The New York Times: Global Warming
A consensus emerges around global warming
CIA -- The World Factbook 1999
National Council for Science and the Environment
Infonation: Choose Countries
Earth Island Institute: Innovative Action for the Environment
Energy Innovations: Executive Summary
Satellite Meteorology: online remote sensing guide