Subtopics: Online References | Case Studies | IFPS
Online References
Acronym Lists
Bibliographies/Publication Lists
Climate Links and Resources
Glossaries
- Australia Bureau of Meteorology's Glossary
- Glossary of National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center Terms
- Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters
- NOAA Tides and Currents Glossary
- NWS Hydrology Glossary
- Tropical Cyclone and Hurricane Glossary (USA Today)
Hydrology Links and Resources
Online Fact Sheets
Drought/Rainfall
- Long-term Drought Indicator
- Rainfall and Departure from Normal ( 1 day | 7 days | 30 & 90 days )
- Short-term Drought Indicator
- U.S. Drought Monitor
Federal Agency Links
- Making a River Forecast
- National Weather Service Hydrologic Services Program
- NASA/MSFC/ESSD Global Hydrology and Climate Center
- USGS Water Resources of the United States
- West Gulf River Forecast Center
Maps
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
- Elevation
- Maps of the United States
- National Atlas
- State and County QuickFacts
- Topographic Slope
Mesonets
Meteorological Calculators
National Weather Service
Numerical Weather Prediction
Observing Systems
- AWIPS Program Information
- CUDOS: Comprehensive Upper-Air Demonstrations, Observations, and Soundings Project
- Federal Meteorological Handbook #3: Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations
- The GOES Project
POES Resource Links
Real-time Data Access and POES Updates
- CIRA's AMSU Website
- NCEP MMAB Sea Ice Home Page
- NOAA/NESDIS Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- NOAA/NESDIS Marine Observing Systems Team
- NOAA/NESDIS Microwave Surface and Precipitation Products System (MSPPS)
- NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations
- NOAA/NESDIS Office of Systems Development - GOES and POES Status Reports
- NOAA/NESDIS POES Quantitative Satellite Products
- NRL Monterey Satellite Meteorology
- NWS Tropical Prediction Center - Real-time POES and GOES Satellite Imagery
Online References
Radar
- Texas A&M Radar Use & Interpretation Tutorial
- University of Illinois WW2010 Radar Meteorology Tutorials
Satellite
- Weather Satellite Resource Guide
- VISIT (Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training)
Soil and Soil Moisture
- CPC Recent Day Soil Moisture
- CPC Recent Day Soil Moisture Anomaly
- CPC Soil Moisture Homepage
- Soil Type, Texture, Depth
Vegetation
- Ecosystem Provinces
- Relative Greenness
- Shrub Moisture Map (Experimental)
- Vegetation Density
- Vegetation Type
- Visual Greenness
- Visual Greenness Departure from Average
Case Studies
CSU-CHILL National Radar Facility