COMET Faculty Multimedia Workshop

http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites. Terra's orbit around the Earth is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon. Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS are viewing the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths (see MODIS Technical Specifications). These data will improve our understanding of global dynamics and processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the lower atmosphere. MODIS is playing a vital role in the development of validated, global, interactive Earth system models able to predict global change accurately enough to assist policy makers in making sound decisions concerning the protection of our environment.

Moisture

http://watercycle.gsfc.nasa.gov Hydrologic Cycle (Animation)

Here are several links to both real-time and archived MET data and products on the web....

WX ANALYSES AND MODEL FORECASTS (AND OFTEN MORE PRODUCTS)

http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/ AMS Data Streme Project

http://weather.uwyo.edu/ Wyoming Wx Web (Difax Charts)

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/ Charts, Sat Imagery, Sndgs, Surface, Radar, Forecasts

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/sfc2.shtml HPC North American SFC maps

http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/index.html UNISYS upper air charts and data, archives, forecasts

http://vortex.plymouth.edu/ Plymouth State Wx center - real-time and archived data available plus many other MET resources

REAL-TIME SURFACE OBSERVATIONS

http://web.live.weatherbug.com/ AWS WeatherBug Live Obs

and cameras

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/XXXX.html Current/24 hr sfc obs for any station (replace XXX w/ station ID ex Annapolis KNAK

http://weather.noaa.gov/ Obs for anywhere (sfc, aviation)

SOUNDING DATA

http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/skewt.html Skew Ts / Soundings

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/upper/

http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/skew/index.html

NWS/NOAA SITES

http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/ NCEP

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html NCDC

http://aviationweather.gov/ aviation weather specific

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/ NWS Sterling VA - Wx for the DC area

WX LINKS FOR EVERYONE

http://www.intellicast.com/ Great Graphics

http://www.weather.com/

http://asp.usatoday.com/weather/weatherfront.aspx

SATELLITE IMAGERY

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/special/currwx/currwx.htm CO State Sat Imagery

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/ U-Wisc/Madison Sat Imagery

MILITARY METOC CENTERS REAL-TIME DATA and MIL OPS PRODUCTS

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/ Fleet Numerical MET and OC Center

https://www.navo.navy.mil/ Naval Oceanographic Office

https://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/home1.html Naval Atlantic MET and OC Center

TUTORIALS

http://www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/matrix.htm NWS JETSTREAM

wx school (tutorial on synoptic met)

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml WW2010 Wx Tutorial

http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/ Specific Wx Topics

http://itg1.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/ useful applets and interactive demos of concepts - always being added to ...