BUBL LINK: Climatology

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Climatology

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British Atmospheric Data Centre: Designed to assist UK atmospheric researchers to locate, access and interpret atmospheric data, the centre provides permanent archives for data sets from Natural Environment Research Council-funded projects. The searchable archive includes data from the Met. Office and information on ozone experiments, stratosphere, mesosphere and troposphere measurements, sea temperatures and forecasting.
Author: British Atmospheric Data Centre
Subjects: atmospheric science, climatology, meteorology
DeweyClass: 551.5
Resource type: data collection
Climate of 1998 Annual Review: A textual and graphical overview of weather patterns throughout 1998. Regional and seasonal variations in the US are discussed, together with global temperatures, precipitation and natural disasters. Additional resources include archived 1998 monthly and special reports.
Author: National Climatic Data Center
Subjects: climatology, weather
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: reference document
Destination: Earth: NASA program that aims to capture the spirit of exploration and focus it back on the Earth. NASA and its partners are striving to discover patterns in climate that will allow prediction of environmental events such as floods and severe winters.
Author: NASA
Subjects: climatology, earth observation, environmental research, geophysics, planetary science
DeweyClass: 525
Resource type: documents
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts: An international organisation supported by 18 European member states. Aims to aid development of numerical methods for medium-range weather forecasting, and to prepare regular weather reports.
Author: ECMWF
Subjects: climatology, weather
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: reference data
Global Change Master Directory: An extensive source of information about satellite and in situ Earth science data, with broad coverage of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, solid earth, and biosphere.
Author: NASA
Subjects: climatology, global change, oceanographic data
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents, news
Global Eye on Tropical Rainfall: Information about the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission which aims to monitor and study tropical rainfall and the associated release of energy that helps to power the global atmospheric circulation, shaping both weather and climate around the globe. Includes images and data.
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Space Development Agency of Japan
Subjects: atmospheric science, climatology
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents, images
Hypermedia Collections on Desertification: Set of documents dealing with the causes and consequences of desertification, action programs, scientific and technical cooperation, and measures to support the study and prevention of desertification.
Author: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Subjects: climatology, deserts, tropics
DeweyClass: 333.73
Resource type: documents, images
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change.
Author: IPCC
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents
MSC Green Lane: Details the activities of Canada's Meteorological Service. Offers current condition reports, local forecasts, weather facts, and information on environmental concerns such as air quality, climate change, and the ozone layer. Also outlines MSC projects, and provides details of publications.
Author: Meteorological Service of Canada
Subjects: canada, climatology, meteorology
DeweyClass: 551.5
Resource type: service
NASA Earth Observatory: Monitors regional and global changes on Earth and explores the causes and effects of climactic and environmental change through the use of satellite data. Includes sections on climate and biosphere monitoring, earth science, tropical cyclone and hurricane research, and an Observation Deck featuring a data chart showing all environmental measurements displayed by the Earth Observatory. Each section contains an illustrated summary of related research with links to further information and colour satellite images.
Author: NASA
Subjects: climatology, earth observation, earth science research, geophysics
DeweyClass: 525
Resource type: reference data, satellite images
NASA Goddard Climate and Radiation Branch: Details of research carried out at NASA / Goddard on global climate and solar radiation.
Author: NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center
Subjects: climatology, sun
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents
National Climatic Data Center: NCDC claims to be the world's largest active archive of weather data, producing numerous climate publications and responding to data requests from all over the world.
Author: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: climatology, weather
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents, images, reference data
National Snow and Ice Data Center: Data and images on snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth's system, such as the Global Annual Freezing and Thawing Indices. Includes topics such as glaciers, hydrology, ice cores, icebergs, ocean, remote sensing data, satellite imagery and sea ice, and a searchable data catalogue which can also be browsed by title and subject.
Author: National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado
Subjects: climatology, hydrology
DeweyClass: 551.5784
Resource type: reference data, satellite images
NIGEC: Midwestern Regional Center: NIGEC was established in 1990 with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Its mission is to carry out research on global environmental change. NIGEC is comprised of six regional research centers, one of which is the Midwestern Regional Center at Indiana University which examines the causes and consequences associated with global environmental change, particularly climate change due to human modification of the atmosphere. Web site provides information on research projects, and links to related sites.
Author: National Institute for Global Environmental Change
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents, news
Pew Center for Global Climate Change: Centre aiming to educate the public on the problem of climate change by bringing together scientific, economic and technological expertise. Includes reports on environmnetal and economic issues, details of projects, and press releases.
Author: Pew Center for Global Climate Change
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents
Technologies, Policies and Measures for Mitigating Climate Change: Technical paper which provides an overview and analysis of technologies and measures to limit and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to enhance GHG sinks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC).
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: article
TOPEX / Poseidon: A partnership between the US and France to monitor global ocean circulation, discover the tie between the oceans and atmosphere, and improve global climate predictions.
Author: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Subjects: climatology, oceanography research
DeweyClass: 551.46
Resource type: documents, images
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Official UN information on global warming and emissions data, with a bibliography of technical reports, books, journal articles, conference reports and country information.
Author: United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents
United States Global Change Research Program: Aims to provide the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal to interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet and dry periods) and long-term climate change.
Author: USGCRP
Subjects: climatology, global change
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: documents
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Resources: Online classroom linking teachers and students to specific resources on weather, climate change, oceans and coasts, satellites and space.
Author: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: climatology, global change, oceanographic data, satellites, weather
DeweyClass: 550
Resource type: documents, reference data
Weather and Climate Glossary: A glossary of terms relating to weather and climate, including absolute temperature, extratropical cyclone, nimbostratus, thermodynamic chart and visible radiation.
Author: Oklahoma Climatological Survey Oklahoma State University
Subjects: climatology, meteorology
DeweyClass: 551.6
Resource type: dictionary
World Meteorological Organisation: WMO is a specialist organisation of the United Nations, based in Geneva. It coordinates global scientific activity in areas of weather prediction, air pollution research, climate change, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, to allow prompt and accurate weather information for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. Major WMO progammes include World Weather Watch, Applications of Meteorology, World Climate Research, Global Climate Observing System, Atmospheric Research and Environment, Hydrology and Water Resources, Education and Training. Information is in English, French and Spanish.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: air quality, atmospheric science, climatology, earth observation, global change, hydrology, meteorology, ozone, weather
DeweyClass: 551.5
Resource type: institution