Starting Points · Forecasts · Climate Data · Maps, Charts & Publications
Open Access E-Journals · Career, Education and History
Topics: Air Quality & Pollution · Climate
Weather Observations & Forecasting · Severe Weather
Starting Points
- Common Metadata Repository (CMR)
- NASA Earth Observatory: Atmosphere
- NOAA – Weather
- RefDesk Weather Resources
- sci.geo.meteorology Newsgroup FAQ
- UCAR – Weather
- WINDandSEA – The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
- All Weather is Good – Books and websites about weather and climate
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
U.S. Weather & Forecasts
- Convective Outlooks
- El Niño/ENSO Discussion
- Fire Weather Forecasts
- Hurricane Outlook
- National Watches & Warnings
- Analysis & Prognostic Charts
International Weather & Forecasts
- Canadian Conditions and Forecasts
- Canadian Ice Forecasts
- Meteo.it
- Météo-France
- New Zealand MetService
- Australian Long-range sea surface temperature outlooks
- South African Weather Service
- Weatherbase
- WeatherSpark
- WxUSA
- Weather Underground: Global
- World Weather Information Service
Climate Data
International
- Canadian Climate Data
- Canadian Climate Trends and Variations Bulletin
- German Climate Data (Klimainformationen)
- IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library
- Japan Climate Statistics
- World Data Center for Meteorology
- World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre
U.S.
- AirData: Air Pollution Data
- ALE/GAGE/AGAGE Network
- ARGO (observing the ocean in real time)
- British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) Server
- CISL’S Research Data Archive
- Climate Monitoring: Reports and Products
- Earth System Research Laboratory-Global Monitoring Division Data Archive
- Climate Normals for the U.S.
- Cloud Climatology for Land Stations Worldwide, 1971-2009
- Global Change Data
- Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Surface Monthly Data
- Ice and Snow Database
- NCDC Data Server
- NCEP/NCAR Global Reanalysis Project
- NGDC Data Access
- National Pollutant Inventory
- National Water & Climate Center
- NODC Data Access
- Public Climate Data at Earth System Research Laboratory
- Spatial Climate Analysis Service (SCAS)
- TOGA-COARE Data Information System
- Trends: Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN)
- U.S. Historical Weather Data
- Western U.S. Climate Data
Maps, Charts and Publications
- ACIA – Arctic Climate Impact Assessments
- AMS Glossary of Meteorology
- Australian Climate Maps
- Conversion and Decoder Charts
- Daily Weather Maps: 2002 – Present · 1871 – 2001
- Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
- GFDL VisGallery
- GOES Product List
- Historical Map & Chart Product Image Catalog
- National Ocean Service (NOS) US Bathymetric & Fishing Maps
- Nautical Charts – Office of Coast Survey
- Office of the Federal Coordinator For Meteorology: Publications
- OpenSky – the open access institutional repository supporting UCAR, NCAR, and UCP.
Open Access E-Journals
- Atmósfera (1988 – present)
ISSN: 0187-6236
Publisher: Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Language: Multilingual - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2001 – present)
ISSN: 1680-7316
EISSN: 1680-7324
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Language: English - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions (2001 – present)
ISSN: 1680-7367
EISSN: 1680-7375
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Language: English - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (1970 – present)
(Note: online version is an excerpt of the print publication)
ISSN: 1520-0477
Publisher: Allen Press on behalf of the American Meteorological Society
Language: English - Climate of the past (2005 – present)
P-ISSN: 1814-9324
E-ISSN: 1814-9332
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
Language: English - Environmental Chemistry (2004 – present)
ISSN: 1448-2517
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Language: English - Hydrology and earth system sciences (1997 – present)
P-ISSN: 1027-5606
E-ISSN: 1607-7938
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
Language: English - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (2001 – present)
ISSN: 1561-8633
EISSN: 1684-9981
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Language: English - Ocean science (2005 – present)
P-ISSN: 1812-0784
E-ISSN: 1812-0792
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
Language: English
Career, Education and HISTORY
- AMS Career Center
- AMS Education
- American Meteorological Society – Oral History Project, 1983-2009
- Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS)
- Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
- Career Guide for the Atmospheric Sciences
- Careers in Atmospheric Research and Applied Meteorology
- Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET)
- Curricula in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, Hydrologic and Related Sciences
- Digital Library for Earth System Education
- ETRP – Education and Training Programme (WMO)
- Guide to Historical Resources in the Atmospheric Sciences
- History of Atmospheric Science
- MetEd
- NCAR Archives
- NOAA Education
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Atmospheric Scientists
- Weather / Meteorology Organizations
- WW2010 Online Guides
- Schools and Universities Offering Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Topics
Air Quality & Pollution
- Acid Rain Program – EPA
- AIRNow / International Air Quality
- Canada Air Quality Services
- Australian Air Quality Forecasting System
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
- Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act – EPA
- Canadian Air Quality Resources
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program
- Ozone Depletion
- Polar Stratosphere and Ozone Depletion
Climate
- Arctic Theme Page
- Climate Data
- Climate Institutions
- El Niño
- El Niño / La Niña Bibliography
- Global Warming / Climate Change Information: EPA / NOAA
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Carbon Footprint
- State Climatologists
- U.S. Global Change Science Program
Weather Forecasting & Observations
- ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System)
- Aviation Decision Support Graphics
- AWIPS (Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System)
- Beaufort Wind Scale
- Cloud Classification
- Conversion and Decoder Charts
- Fire Weather Information Center
- Heat Index
- Interactive Snow Information
- Marine weather observations from the National Data Buoy Center
- Meteorological Station Location Information
- National Snow Analyses
- NEXRAD Radar Operations Center
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Satellite Images (Australia)
- Satellite Images (U.K.)
- Satellite Images (U.S.)
- Satellite Images & Data (U.S.)
- Wind Chill Chart (U.S.)
- Wind Chill Calculator
Severe Weather
- Snow and Weather
- Canadian Hurricane Centre
- Drought Assessment
- Extreme Weather Sourcebook
- Ready.gov – Prepare for Emergencies
- Floods
- Hazard Statistics
- Hazards Assessment
- Hurricane, Typhoon, Tropical Cyclone FAQ
- Hurricane Watch Net
- Lightning
- Lightning Safety
- National Hurricane Center
- Natural Hazards
- NWS Safety
- Severe Weather Safety Guide
- Tornado – Storm Chaser and Weather Information
- Tornado FAQ
- Tropical Cyclone Information (Japan)