Climatology and Weather
(QC:980-993)
QC 981 Climatology and Weather. General Works, Treatises, and Textbooks
Summary:
The Climate Literature Search is an index to the Climate Bibliography of the
Climate Data Library held within the WWW site of the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory (LDEO) Climate Group. Through a searchable index, the user will
find access to the library which "..contains [a] wide variety of earth
science data, primarily oceanograhic and atmospheric datasets." LDEO's
primary areas of research are: the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Monitor; topography data collection; historical temperature and
precipitation data collection and preservation; ocean climatology; and the
state of oceanic nutrients.
The bibliography is a searchable version of the Climate Data Library's
BibTex reference list. Users need only to submit a keyword(s) to activate
the search. Matching entries will contain the following information:
author's name(s) (first initial, last); year of text's publication; title of
the article; publication title; volume and issue numbers; and page numbers
of the text. Listings are displayed alphabetically, according to the
author's last name.
The index and its site are maintained by the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory (LEDO) Climate Group; Columbia University, New York, New York.
To Search:
Submit keyword(s) into index search field. Matching entries will then be
viewed.
QC 981.8.C5 Climatic Change
Summary:
Global Change Data Centers is a directory of centers within the Global
Change
Data and Information System (GCDIS), which is a "...collection of
distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in
global change research." These federal agencies, in turn, "...operate a
large number of centers that receive, process, catalog, archive, and
distribute data and information related to global change." At the top of
the site's main page is a link to the US Global Change Research Program, as
well as general information on the site.
Within the site's main page is a directory of data centers, divided by
sponsoring government department: (1) Department of Commerce (six centers);
(2) Department of Energy (three centers); (3) Department of the Interior
(one center); (4) NASA (two centers); and (5) the National Science
Foundation (one center). A center's title is a direct link to its WWW
homepage. Users should view the site for complete center listings. Major
centers featured include: (1) National Climactic Data Center (NCDC); (2)
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC); (3) National Energy Information
Center; (4) USGS EROS Data Center; and (5) National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR).
Also listed within the site's main page are World Data Centers contained
within the United States, of which thirteen are provided. Titles are direct
links to the center's WWW homepages. At the bottom of the site's main page
are links to International Data Centers (nine listed) and to the GCDIS
homepage. The site is sponsored by the Global Change Data and Information
System (GCDIS); Washington, D.C.
To Search:
Select center from main page; titles are direct links to the WWW.
Summary:
Global Climate Perspectives System (GCPS) is a joint project of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and two of its laboratories,
the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) and the Climate Diagnostics Center
(CDC). The goals of the GCPS are to "...study the existence and magnitude
of climate change on a global scale...to create high quality global climate
reference datasets and to provide access to those datasets...[and] to create
a set of computer tools to aid in climate research."
Within the site's main page is a table of contents. Titles are direct links
to projects or climatological datasets within the site. "Overview" provides
general information on the site; "products" offers two links to sample
products of the GCPS. Once arriving at the project's homepage, the user
will have a table of contents, from which movement to information is
originated. Within the "Climatological Datasets" group, accessing a dataset
title produces a contents page, at times accompanied by a map or display.
Contents typically feature: (1) Overview; (2) Description of dataset files;
(3) Data access; (4) Questions and Comments;and (5) References. The first
two content sections offer detailed descriptions of the dataset and search
results. Data access offers links for obtaining a copy of the dataset via
Mosaic, a downloading link, and an ftp access link. The questions area
offers an e-mail link to contact the site's creators. References details
the dataset's bibliography, with links to the sources.
Users should consult the site's main page for a complete list of all GCPS
projects and datasets. At the bottom of the site's main page are links to
the NCDC homepage, to e-mail the site's creators, and to contact the NCDC by
mail. The site is sponsored by Jon Eischeid and Bruce Baker of the
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC); Asheville, North Carolina.
To Search:
Select project or dataset title from site's main page; follow onscreen links
to desired information.
Summary:
Links to Internet Resources with Global Change, Earth Science, and
Environmental Data Information is a search engine of The Global Change
Master Directory (GCMD), whose mission is "...to assist the scientific
community in the discovery of and linkage to Earth science data, as well as
to provide data holders with a means to advertise their data to the Earth
Science Community." The site's service (or search engine) can be used only
with forms-capable browsers.
At the top of the site's main page is a keyword search egine. Below this
portion is the area devoted to the major link categories -- found in both a
table format and list format. Users can access a category from either
format; upon selecting a category, an alphabetical listing of applicable WWW
sites appears, each noted with only its title. Each site title is a direct
link to its respective site on the WWW. Users should scroll to view
matching site lists after choosing a link division.
Categories open for searching and viewing include: (1) atmosphere and
climate; (2) geology and geophysics; (3) newsletters; (4) international
organizations; (5) biosphere and environment; (6) oceans; (7) weather
forecasts; (8) electronic journals; (9) U.S. Federal agencies; (10)
educational materials; (11) land; (12) satellite data and images; (13)
usenet newsgroups; (14) additional lists of links; (15) list servers; and
(16) other WWW resources.
The site is sponsored by the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD); NASA;
Washington, D.C.
To Search:
Fill in keyword search engine or select link category from main page.
Scroll
through matching WWW sites list; titles of sites are direct links to the
WWW.
Summary:
Scientific Organizations and International Research Programs on Global
Change is a directory compiled by the Canadian Global Change Program, while
under contract to the International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD). The site offers a listing of organizations and research programs
which focus on global change.
At the top of the site is the listing of organizations and programs; names
are direct links to viewing the group's entry within the directory. Users
can also scroll through the site to view its contents. An entry for an
organization or program contains the following: (1) name or organization or
program; (2) acronym for group; (3) description of organization (history,
programs, goals); (4) key information sources; (5) contact information
(business address, phone, fax, and e-mail information); and (6) site links
for names listing, SD Directory, and exiting site. Within the key
information sources section, titles of resources are direct links to the
WWW.
The site is maintained by the International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD); Winnipeg, Manitoba; Canada.
To Search:
Scroll through site contents. Or select organization name to move directly
to its entry within directory.
QC 983 Climatology and Weather. Directories
Summary:
"WeatherNet [is] the Internet's premier source of weather information ... providing access to thousands of locally-generated
weather products and the Net's largest collection of weather links ... WeatherNet is
the most comprehensive and up-to-date onramp to the world of weather data."
WeatherNet is brought to you by The Weather Underground at the University of Michigan.
Resources include: WeatherSites, the most comprehensive weather index on the
Internet with [over] three hundred WWW, gopher, telnet, and FTP weather
sites; USA Weather, witrh city-by-city forecasts, warnings, and weather
graphics for each of the fifty states, Canada Weather, Radar and Satellite
Products, and related specialized links (e.g. SkiWeather, Travel City
Weather, WeatherMaps, WeatherSoftware).
WeatherNet was designed and is maintained by Michael MacDonald and is
copyright by WeatherNet, Inc.
To Search:
Select general resource, review listings and select.
QC 991.A1 Climatology and Weather. Geographic Divisions. Africa
Summary:
Climate Prediction Center -- African Products is the homepage for the
African Desk of the Climate Prediction Center, a partnership of the CPC
(Climate Prediction center) and the African Meteorological and Climatic
Services. The partnership, a project sponsored by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), meets the need to "...train African
scientists with state of the art methods of climate monitoring and
prediction." The African Desk's programs include: "...(1) training, (2)
climate product development and dissemination, (3) 10-day climate
monitoring, (4) seasonal rainfall prediction, and (5) research." Data found
within the site is retrieved from CPC data bases and satellite measurements.
Users will find eight subject categories. "Ten Day Station Data" and
"Monthly Station Data" categories provide information on precipitation and
temperature, via full-color maps. Users need only to select the area of
interest within either of these categories to view the map in question.
"Monthly Meteorological Parameters (GLOBAL)" offers the following: winds
(mean and anomalies; 200mb and 850 mb); divergence (mean and anomalies;
200mb); sea-level pressure (mean and anomalous); mean OLR; OLR anomalies;
and SST anomalies. In all cases, a map with an overlay of the parameter is
displayed upon selection. "Seasonal Rainfall Outlooks" and "Ten Day Weather
Summary" categories each display a full, written text description of the
respective information.
"SSM/I Estimated Rain" reveals a month-based listing, from which the user
can select a particular timeframe and view a full-color map of that month's
estimated rainfall, along with a provided key to the map. "Seasonal Mean
and Anomaly Rainfall Maps" features the CPC Assessment of the 1995-1996
Southern Africa Rainy Season, represented in a full-color map. Links are
also available, in the site, to: the CPC WWW site homepage; the USGS
homepage; the FEWS homepage; the USAID homepage; and at the bottom of the
site are : weather sites on the WWW and WWW sites devoted to Africa.
The site is maintained by the Climate Prediction Center, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).
To Search:
Select topic of interest from main page listings. Follow onscreen links to
view maps, written texts, or other representations of data.