Space Center–John F. Kennedy Podium
Saharan Air Layer (SAL)—Satellite images
United States Drought Monitor
Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases—Global Monitoring Laboratory
Weather calculators and conversions (NWS)
This site allows for easy unit conversions, as well as computations of heat index, wind chill, relative humidity, and other weather descriptors. It even has a computation of the “Cricket Index” (just for fun).
https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc
HMM (20/06/30)
Fire Restrictions
Provides fire restrictions/closure information for areas across the U.S.
https://firerestrictions.us/about/
DA (20/06/29)
National Weather Service (NWS)
This is the home page for all that the National Weather Service (NWS) publishes online. Drill down through different links to finds lots of useful weather, climate, and related information.
HMM (20/06/28)
Colleges and Universities Offering Meteorology Degrees
The National Weather Association (NWA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) each offer a set of links to colleges and universities that offer degrees in meteorology (or related sciences).
NWA
https://nwas.org/membership/committees/education/colleges-universities/
AMS
https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/career-guides-tools/
HMM (20/06/27)
Weather Analyses and Forecasts Maps (NASA)
This link takes you to weather maps and forecasts prepared by NASA’s Global Modelling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). The most important map display involves atmospheric aerosols (e.g., African Dust). It can be found under “Chem Maps” and shows Atmospheric Optical Thickness. After clicking on the map to obtain the larger image, you can animate the maps by clicking the “Animate” button at the bottom of the page.
DA/HMM (20/06/28)