Chapter 5 -- Winds and the Global Circulation System
Atmospheric Pressure – from Nova’s online adventure to Everest. One of the most
extreme changes in atmospheric pressure that someone can experience is to climb
Everest. Find out here about the impacts upon climbers and the environment.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/exposure/pressure.html
Forces and Winds – the Online Meteorology Guide. A general overview of the concepts
associated with the Coriolis force and winds.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml
Names of Winds. Discover the origins of the names of winds such as local and mountain
winds
http://ggweather.com/winds.html
Names for Wind. Discover more origins of the names of winds such as local and
mountain winds
http://www.msu.edu/user/rtsmith/wind/names.htm
Bad Coriolis – a cautionary web site identifying mistakes people often make when
describing or explaining the Coriolis effect
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html
An article on the Coriolis Force from the American Meteorological Society
http://www.ap.cityu.edu.hk/Ap8813/References/Coriolis/Main.htm
Wind Chill Calculator. Use this calculator to estimate wind chills using wind speeds and
atmospheric temperatures.
http://www.snowball.frogspace.net/js/chilcalc.html
Nova – Tracking El Nino. Find out how predictions of El Nino are made and what
potential changes in the weather result from El Nino.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/
NOAA El Nino Page. This page from NOAA provides all the latest up-to-date information
on the current status of El Nino.
http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/
Year of the Ocean 1998. This NOAA on-line exhibition provides a rich overview of many
aspects of the Earth’s oceans and some of the problems it faces.
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/
A Primer on Ocean Currents – measurements and terminology used by physical
oceanographers
http://www.whoi.edu/coastal-briefs/Coastal-Brief-94-05.html
Beachcombers Alert – find out about strange objects washed up on beaches and coasts
worldwide
http://www.beachcombers.org/
Jet Stream Analysis from the California Regional Weather Server
http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html
Jet Streams from Weather Basics at USA Today provides a general explanation of jet
streams and how they impact the weather
http://www.yahoo.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wjstream/wjstream.htm