Starting Bookmarks for Tropical Meteorology (Meteo 452/597C)

This is just a start.....explore!
[Originally compiled by Dr. Evans]

WARNING: some of the sites below are operated by individuals and so may not always be reliable. Check your source before accepting the quality or time-accuracy of the data.

First, select a major topic:
Main Data Centers Satellite Imagery Products for Class (including NOGAPS)
Useful Links for Project One Forecasts Sites for Labs Generally Accessible Information Aircraft Reconnaissance
Societal Context Farther Afield

MAIN DATA CENTERS

Fleet Numerical NWP Weather Maps
Index of GFDL model data
Hurricane Research Division
TPC/NHC Tropical Cyclone Page
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
PCMDI NWP Weather Maps
Joint Typhoon Warning Center Products
National Weather Service Forecast Office Miami--Home Page
Texas A&M Meteorology Weather Center
Decoded Offshore Weather Data
NASA Tropical Atmospheric Sciences Center
NOAA/PMEL Realtime TAO Buoy Data Display

SATELLITE RESOURCES

CIMSS Tropical Cyclones
NRL Monterey GOES-9, GOES-8, METEOSAT, and GMS Satellite Products
NRL Monterey Tropical Images & Movies
Welcome to the GOES 3.9 um Tutorial

PRODUCTS FOR CLASS

Tropical Cyclones - U. Hawaii
Environmental Products : SST - NOAA
COLA/IGES Weather Forecasts

Our ATCF
Gayathri's documentation of the NRL
ATCF forecast system
Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System

1997 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Eastern Pacific
Tropical Bulletins Page - Info on EastPac and Atl

ATLANTIC STORM TRACKS - FORMAT NEEDED BY TIM'S GRADS SCRIPT
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
EMANUEL'S Maximum Potential Hurricane Intensity
HURRICANE ERIKA TRACK (SEPT 1997)
McGill maps of the Dynamic Tropopause (Lackmann)
USA Today hurricane information - good summaries for class

PROJECT 1 - FORECAST RESOURCES

Realtime Guam data from FSU
FSU gopher server for realtime tropical models and data
CNN - Weather: World Forecasts
Global Tropics (NWS/WAFS) Facsimile (T4) Charts
Global Tropics Mercator Winds/Temperatures (T4) Charts
The Weather Channel - Agana, GU
George's Island of Tropical Information
Mike Jensen's Tropical Group Forecasting Project
Meteorological Analyses over Africa
Current African Weather
Niamey NR Weather Forecast
Weather Underground: Niamey, Niger Weather Conditions
Kenya Meteorological Dept. Homepage
Nairobi KN Weather Forecast
Weather Underground: Nairobi, Kenya Weather Conditions
Meteorological Service Singapore Home Page
Singapore Fine Mesh Model products)
Singapore SR Weather Forecast
Taipei TW Weather Forecast
Weather Underground: Madras, India Weather Conditions
Madras IN Weather Forecast
Links to India information: Weather & Climate
Darwin AU Weather Forecast
Weather Underground: Tropical Weather
Europe/Asia/Africa/Australia - Selected City temperature and precipiation tables
Weather Information Superhighway

SITES FOR LABS

NOAA/PMEL TAO Home Page
Canadian Hurricane Centre - Area of Responsibility
NOAA Home Page
Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Center

GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION

El Nino and California Precipitation
TPC NHC GLOSSARY
FAQ1: HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES

Storm98 Hurricane Central
AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE

Hurricane Hunters Home Page
199th Weather Flight
45th Weather Squadron
Air Weather Association
Automation of Field Operations (AFOS) Search Form

SOCIETAL CONTEXT

INFORMATION ON TROPICAL CYCLONES
FEMA - Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watch Information
Cyberflight--Crew Briefing
BBSR Bermuda Weather Page
Hurricane Hunters story
New Orleans and Louisiana Weather Watch
Cap'n Doug's Hawaiian Weather
Chicken Little's Guam Weather Page

Most of the homepages above and many others are listed here

Last Updated: 4 August 1998

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