- Air Pressure, Height, and Temperature
- Looks at how these forces -- air pressure, height, and temperature -- related to one another in the atmosphere. - AtmoSphere
- Offers an introduction to the atmosphere's structure, energy balance, moisture and water cycle, and pressure and winds. - Atmosphere in Motion: Air Pressure, Forces, and Winds
- Collection of links and illustrated lecture notes describing how wind is generated. - Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
- Large climatology project studying the boreal forest of Canada learning how the forest and atmosphere interact, how it is affected by climate change, and how satellites can monitor this. - CRISTA: CRyogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere
- Limb-scanning satellite experiment, designed and developed by the University of Wuppertal to measure infrared emissions of the Earth's atmosphere. - Earth's Atmospheric Layers and Temperature Variations
- Diagram showing the Earth's atmospheric layers and their complex temperature trends. - Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
- Examines a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion. In English and French. - Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (JASTP)
- Dedicated to the physics of the Earth's atmospheric and space environment, the journal referees and publishes research papers. - Keele Model Atmosphere Directory (K-MAD)
- Provides details of work being done on stellar atmosphere modelling. Also includes the MAD newsletter. - Large Scale Biosphere - Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia
- Multi-disciplinary, international research effort designed to understand climatological, ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrologic functioning of Amazonia. - Resources in Atmospheric Sciences
- Collection of short articles and resources about weather and climate. - Solar System: The Earth's Atmosphere
- Provides an overview and diagram of the atmosphere's major layers. - Space and Atmospheric Science at the Arecibo Observatory
- Learn about their instrumentation and browse their databases: Arecibo Aeronomy Database, Arecibo GPS-TEC, and the Ionosonde Data Management. - Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED)
- Provides a benchmark for future studies of natural and human-induced changes to the Earth's atmosphere, providing an avenue for early warning of global change. - Use and Interpretation of Upper Air Maps
- Maps of the atmosphere between one and ten miles above the ground, used extensively in weather forecasting. - Wikipedia: Earth's Atmosphere
- Article about the Earth's atmosphere, a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. Learn about its characteristics: temperature, layers, pressure, and composition.
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