Interesting Extras
As we go through the course, I will post links to
topics or issues that
were discussed in class or that you might find interesting.
Powers of Ten
From galaxies to quarks by powers of ten
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
Topographic/bathymetric maps of the world
The big picture of today's weather
Atmospheric circulation in the Northern
Hemisphere
http://www.weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_enh_hem_loop-12.html
Home page for Unisys weather: http://www.weather.unisys.com/index.html
Regional and hemispheric views of the
jet stream
http://virga.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html
In
particular, try some of the animations
NOAA National Weather Service doppler
radar
http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html
The regional view by doppler radar
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/centgrtlakes_loop.php