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Ozone ~ Pesticides in the Atmosphere ~ Thunderstorms & Lightning

HYDROLOGY - WATER

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Chemistry: Water Calculators

Hydrology, Hydaulics, Geohydrology, etc. Calculators

Geoscience: Water Calculators (Water Pollution, Water Quality, Water Runoff, etc.)

Agriculture Water Calculators (pH, Alkalinity, Drainage, Erosion, Pollution, etc.)

Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineering Calculators
(Filtration & Separation, Langelier, Turbidity, Water Density, Water Reclamation, etc.)

GLACIOLOGY - ICE, SNOW, GLACIERS

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METEOROLOGY, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

Meteorology & Atmospheric Chemistry Dictionaries & Glossaries

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND AIR QUALITY GLOSSARY - Department of Chemistry, Sam Houston State University, Texas Multimedia Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Department of Chemistry

A COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY OF WEATHER TERMS FOR STORM SPOTTERS - M. Branick, NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-145, NSSL, NOAA/NWS/WFO Norman, NOAA Multimedia Weather Terms for Storm Spotters Glossary (Text & Images).
Weather Terms for Storm Spotters Glossary
"...This glossary contains weather-related terms that may be either heard or used by severe local storm spotters or spotter groups. Its purposes are 1) to achieve some level of standardization in the definitions of the terms that are used, and 2) provide a reference from which the meanings of any terms, especially the lesser-used ones, can be found..."
For more information see Severe Weather or the National Severe Storms Laboratory, NOAA

Meteorology & Atmospheric Chemistry Databases

AIR DATA - Aerometric Information Retrieval System, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA Multimedia AirData: Access to Air Pollution Data Databases (Text & Images).
AirData : Access to Air Pollution Data
"...gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. Want to know the highest ozone level measured in your state last year? Ever wonder where air pollution monitoring sites are located? Are there sources of air pollution in..."
For more information see AIR Home Page; EPA Media Specific Tools or EPA Databases & Software

ATMOSPHERE DATABASES - British Atmosphere Data Center, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K. Multimedia Atmosphere Databases (Text & Images). For more information see British Atmospheric Data Centre

Examples from over '50' Atmospheric Databases online include

Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE)

The COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA-86)

Atmospheric Angular Momentum (AAM) data

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT DATA - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Multimedia Atmospheric Radiation Databases (Text & Images). "...The ARM Program's primary objective is to test and improve General Circulation Model (GCM) parameterizations of clouds and their effect on the spectral radiative energy balance..." For more information see Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM)

CLIMATE/WEATHER DATABASES - NOAA Multimedia Climate/Weather Databases (Text & Images).

CLIMATE DIAGNOSTICS CENTER (CDC) CLIMATE RESEARCH DATA AND RESOURCES - Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC), NOAA Multimedia Climate Databases (Text & Images). For more information see Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)

DATABASE FOR THE ISOTROPIC COMPOSITION OF SELECTED ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS - .M. Conny, Physics Laboratory, NIST Multimedia Atmospheric Databases (Text & Images). "...This database provides total ionization cross sections of various molecules by electron impact..." For more information see NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Meteorology & Atmospheric Chemistry Courses & Teaching Modules

Meterorology, Weather & Climate

METEOROLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (METED) - Meteorology Education & Training (MetEd), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Multimedia Meteorology Course & Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE.
Registration is Free.
Available in English, Spanish/Español, French/Français & Russian.
Meteorology Education Courses & Teaching Modules Subject Categories include:
Aviation Weather; Climate; Coastal Weather; Convective Weather; Fire Weather; Fog and Low Stratus; Hurricanes/Tropical; Hydrology/Flooding; Marine Met/Oceans; NWP Modeling; Radar Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology; Space Weather; etc..."
For more information see the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

AIR QUALITY METEOROLOGY CURRICULUM - The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Multimedia Air Quality Meteorology Course (Text, Images, Calculators & Simulations). For more information see The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

Examples from the '10' Chapters include

The Composition and Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere

Measures of the Atmosphere

Scales of Motion

Physical Meteorology and Visibility

Atmospheric Measurement

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION - Atmospheric Radiation MeasurementProgram (ARM) Multimedia Atmospheric Measurement Teaching Modules, Textbook (Text & Images). Includes instrumentation for: "...Aerosols; Atmospheric Profiling; Clouds; Radiometers; Surface Energy Flux; Surface Meteorology; etc..." For more information see Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM)

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT DATA - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Multimedia Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Teaching Modules & Databases (Text & Images). Includes" "...Aerosol; Atmospheric Profiling; Cloud Observation; Surface Flux and Surface Characterization Systems; Surface Wind, Temperature, and Humidity; etc..." For more information see Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM)

Ozone

OZONE HOLE TOUR - O. Garrett, G. Carver, M. Chipperfield, A. Lee & R. MacKenzie, Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia Ozone Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Simulations & Videos/Movies). "...The "ozone forms a layer in the stratosphere, thinnest in the tropics (around the equator) and denser towards the poles..." For more information see Centre for Atmospheric Science

Pesticides in the Atmosphere

PESTICIDES IN THE ATMOSPHERE - Maintained by R.J. Gilliom, USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Multimedia Pesticides in the Atmosphere Teaching Modules & Databases (Text & Images).
Pesticides in the Atmosphere
"...summarizes a comprehensive analysis of existing information on national and regional patterns of pesticides in the atmosphere and major influences on their sources and transport..."
For more information see Pesticides National Synthesis Project

Thunderstorms & Lightning

GLOBAL LIGHTNING DISTRIBUTIONS - Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research, Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC), NASA Multimedia Global Lightning Distribution Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE.
Global Lightning Distributions
"...Lightning Imaging Sensor data is processed daily. The browse products are GIF images showing a graphical representation of the LIS orbit data for each day. Quality Control steps are taken on daily files and are released one month at a time. The QC steps produce some delay in the release of the data..."
For more information see Dataset Information or Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research

LIGHTNING DETECTION FROM SPACE - Lightning & Atmosperic Research at the GHCC, NASA Multimedia Lightning Detection Teaching Modules (Text and Images). For more Information see Lightning & Atmosperic Research at the GHCC

RED SPRITES AND BLUE JETS - M. Heavner, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks Multimedia Red Sprites and Blue Jets Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...Red sprites and blue jets are upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms that have only recently been documented using low light level television technology..." For more information see Geophysical Institute or University of Alaska Fairbanks

HYDROLOGY

Hydrology/Water Dictionaries & Glossaries

GLOSSARY OF WATER RESOURCE TERMS - G.A. Eckhardt Multimedia Water Resource Terms - Water Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Welcome to The Edwards Aquifer Home Page

INTERNATIONAL GLOSSARY OF HYDROLOGY (GLOSSAIRE INTERNATIONAL D'HYDROLOGIE) - Pierre Jean Yves Hubert, Centre d'Informatique Géologique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France Multimedia Hydrology Glossary (Text & Images). In English, French/Français, German/Deutsch, Portuguese/Português, Romanian/Român, Spanish/Español & Turkish/Türkçe.
International Glossary of Hydrology includes relevant glossaries in:
"...Global Hydrology, Snow and Ice, Soil Sciences,
Surface Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Sedimentology, Physics & Chemistry,
Hydrobiology, Pollution, Meteorology & Percipitations,
Hydrometry and Remote Sensing, Operational Hydrology, etc..."

WATER QUALITY GLOSSARY - Water Quality Association Multimedia Water Quality Glossary (Text & Images). "...WQA's Glossary...Nearly 2000 in all!" For more information see Water Quality Association, Lisle, Illinois

Hydrology Databases - Water Databases

REAL-TIME SURFACE-WATER, GROUND-WATER AND WATER-QUALITY FOR U.S. - Water Resources of the U.S., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Water Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE.
USGS Water Databases
"...provide access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico..."
USGS Water Databases include:
Real-time Data
"... Current-conditions data transmitted from selected surface-water, ground-water, and water-quality sites.."
Surface Water
"...Water flow and levels in streams, lakes, and springs..."
Ground Water
"...Water levels in wells..."
Water Quality
"...Chemical and physical data for streams, lakes, springs, and wells..."

For more information see Water Resources of the U.S.

AQUEOUS GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING ONLINE: WEB-PHREEQ - Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University Multimedia Aqueous Geochemical Database (Text & Images). "...A program for aqueous geochemical calculations..." For more information see the Geology 428/628: Geochemistry or the Department of Geosciences

EPA WATERSHED INFORMATION INDEX - EPA Multimedia Watershed Database (Text & Image). "...a catalog of geo-spatial displays and analyses of information and data important for watershed protection and restoration..." For more information see Water or the EPA

GROUND WATER ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Ground Water Atlas (Text & Images). "...describes the location, the extent, and the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the Nation..." For more information see USGS Maps or Geological

NAWQA PESTICIDES NATIONAL SYNTHESIS PROJECT - USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Multimedia Pesticides in Streams, Rivers, and Ground Water of the United States Database (Text & Images).
NAWQA Pesticide National Synthesis Project
"...began in 1991 with the purpose of producing a long-term assessment of the status of and trends in the quality of the Nation's water resources..."
For more information see the USGS-Water Resources

NUTRIENT CRITERIA DATABASE - Water Quality Criteria and Standards, Office of Water, EPA Multimedia Nutrient Database (Text & Image). "...You can use the database to derive ecoregion- and waterbody-specific numeric nutrient criteria ranges. EPA converted STOrage and RETrieval legacy data, National Stream Quality Accounting Network data..." For more information see the Office of Water

PESTICIDE PROPERTIES DATABASE (PPD) - Agriculture Research Service, USDA Multimedia Pesticide Databases (Text & Images).
ARS Pesticide Properties Database (PPD)
"...has been developed to provide water quality modelers and managers a list of the pesticide properties most important for predicting the potentials of pesticides to move into ground and surface waters under a range of weather and soil conditions..."
For more information see Public Databases adn Programs or the Agriculture Research Service

WATER RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - USGS Multimedia Water Databases (Text & Images).

Hydrology/Water Courses & Teaching Modules

BEDFORM SEDIMENTOLOGY - D. Rubin, Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology, USGS Multimedia Bedform Sedimentology Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see the Topics or the Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology

CHAPTERS OF THE NATIONAL FIELD MANUAL FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER-QUALITY DATA - Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Water-Quality Manual (Text & Images). Includes: "...Field Measurements (Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Specific Electrical Conductance, pH, Reduction-Oxidation Potential-Electrode Method, Alkalinity and Acid Neutralizing Capacity, Turbidity); Biological Indicators (Fecal Indicator Bacteria); etc..." For more information see the Water Resources of the United States

GEOPHYSICAL METHODS: BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE-GEOPHYSICAL & WATER-BORNE - Branch of Geophysical Applications and Support, Office of Ground Water, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Borehole Physics Textbook & Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
Geophysical Methods
"...focuses on the development and modification of geophysical characterization and monitoring methods and on the testing of newly developed and emerging geophysical technologies..."
Borehole-Geophysical Methods Teaching Modules include:
"...Standard Borehole Logging Methods;
Borehole Electromagnetic (EM) Induction logging;
Borehole Imaging;
Borehole Radar;
Deviation;
Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT);
Spectral Gamma; etc..."
For more information see Branch of Geophysical Applications and Support; Office of Ground Water or the Water Resources of the United States

NATIONAL WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT - National Water-Quality Assessment Program, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Water-Quality Assessment Texbook & Cases (Text & Images). "...The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is designed to describe the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's ground-and surface-water resources and to provide a sound understanding of the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources...." For more information see National Water-Quality Assessment Program or Water Resources of the United States

VOLCANO HYDROLOGY AND HYDORLOGIC PROCESS - Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Volcano Hydrology and Hydrologic Processes Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see Glossary of Hazards, Features, Phenomena, Processes, Events, Topics, & Terminology or the Cascades Volcano Observatory

GLACIOLOGY - ICE, SNOW, GLACIERS

Glaciology Dictionaries & Glossaries

GLACIER TERMINOLOGY - Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Glacier Terminology (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see Glossary of Hazards, Features, Phenomena, Processes, Events, Topics, & Terminology or the Cascades Volcano Observatory

Glaciology Databases

ASTER GLACIER SCENES - INTERACTIVE MAP (REAL-TIME) - Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS), Flagstaff Field Center, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Glacier Database (Text & Images). "...a project designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard the EOS Terra spacecraft,..." For more information see Aster's Home Page at JPL

NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DATA CENTER (NSIDC) - NOAA Multimedia Snow & Ice Database (Text & Images). "...NSIDC archives analogue and digital snow and ice data, creates and distributes data products, maintains a large library collection, publishes Glaciological Data, New Accessions List, and NSIDC Notes, archives glacier photos, and supports snow and ice research..."

SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Glacier Atlases (Text & Images). For more information see Fact Sheets; Publications, Data, etc. or the USGS

Examples of Glacier Atlases include

Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of South America

Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of New Zealand

GLIMS GLACIER DATABASE - Water & Ice Studies, Flagstaff Field Center, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arisona Multimedia Glacier Database (Text & Images). "...GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space) is a project designed to monitor the world's glaciers..." For more information see Maps & Docs or Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS)

Glaciology Courses & Teaching Modules

Arctic Climatology and Meteorology Courses & Teaching Modules

ARTIC CLIMATOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY - National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), NOAA Multimedia Arctic Climatology and Meteorology Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...The arctic climate is characterized by high spatial variability, and includes both polar maritime (influenced by the ocean) and continental..." For more information see National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Ice Cores Courses & Teaching Modules

DRILLING & RECOVERY, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE & PROCESSING ICE CORES - National Ice Core Laboratory, United States Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Ice Core Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see National Ice Core Laboratory; Geologic Division, Central Region or the United States Geological Survey

Snow Crystals Courses & Teaching Modules

SNOW CRYSTALS - K.G. Libbrecht, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Multimedia Snow Crystals Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes, and how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures appear, quite literally, out of thin air..." For more information see Kenneth G. Libbrecht's Home Page

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