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Adiabatic Process (Vertical Motion)

by arlene laing - Thursday, 20 July 2006, 11:18 AM

Mountain (Adiabatic) Simulation Interactive Tutorial

http://www.pals.iastate.edu/simulations/library/Mtnsim/index.html

This applet simulates the difficult concepts of adiabatic processes. A leaf symbolizes a parcel of air rising over the Mountain. Graphs then display the information as the leaf rises and falls. Users are allowed to vary the beginning temperature and vapor-pressure of the leaf.

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AMS Glossary

by Eduard Podgaiskii - Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 2:37 PM

http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary

Glossary of meteorological terms

Antarctic Ozone Sequence 1996 through 2004

by Donald Perkey - Thursday, 20 July 2006, 1:52 PM

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003100/a003136

This animation shows total ozone in the Antarctic region along with the maximum ozone depth and size since the earliest measurements of the TOMS instrument on the Earth Probe satellite. This animation was created for an exhibit at the Smithsonium Museum.

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Aral Sea Changes

by Donald Perkey - Thursday, 20 July 2006, 2:04 PM

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003100/a003112/

Aral Sea evaporation

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17002

Retreating Aral Sea coastlines.

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