Climate Links

Climate Links

Jump: Aerosols, Climate Information, Clouds, Rainfall, Remote Sensing, Surface Properties, Theory & Modeling, Visitors to Goddard - Information

Aerosols

• ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurements) Program

Climate Information

• Arctic Change Indicator website — Providing information on the present state of Arctic ecosystems and climate in historical context.
• Climate Information and Services (U.S. Government) — Consolidated links to climate-related resources of U.S. Government agencies.
• Climate-related links collection (K.-M. Kim) — Extensive collection of weather- and climate-related links
• Earth Observatory — Images and Earth science, updated daily
• Global Warming - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions — Balanced discussions of the science concerning global climate change.

Clouds

• ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurements) Program
• Sun-angle calculation page

Rainfall

• Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E)
• Climate Rainfall Data Center — Expertise/help with rain-related data and online data display
• Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP)
• NOAA National Weather Service Precipitation Analysis — Experimental site providing maps of U.S. precipitation estimates and trends for various time scales, derived from 12 NWS River Forecast Centers, combining rain gauge, radar and satellite data where needed.
• Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) description
• SSM/I data provider (Remote Sensing Systems)
• The Earth Observatory: The Water Cycle — Discussion of the importance of water and its movement and transformations to understanding the Earth's climate.
• The Global Hydrology Resource Center
• TRMM Online Visualization and Analysis System — Nice online visualization tool for rain data
• Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) — Description of TRMM satellite program and current global rain map animations

Remote Sensing

• Aqua satellite — Links to instruments, imagery, etc.
• Calibration of satellite instruments at Goddard
• CHEARS — CHesapeake Education, Arts, and Research Society, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the health of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
• Content and basic properties of the atmosphere
• MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) — Atmosphere-team home page. Overview of MODIS atmosphere products and quicklooks.
• SSM/I data provider (Remote Sensing Systems)
• The Earth Observing System project science office — Links to EOS missions.
• Visible Earth — Image archives

Surface Properties

• CHEARS — CHesapeake Education, Arts, and Research Society, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the health of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Theory & Modeling

• Desktop Climate Model - The EdGCM Cooperative — Run a 4-D climate model developed at NASA on your desktop computer, and analyze the results.

Visitors to Goddard - Information

• Area Taxicabs
• Goddard Organizations and Projects — Links to NASA/Goddard organization web sites
• Mapquest driving directions
• Metro Subway System Map
• National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program
• SuperShuttle (airport door-to-door service)