Chemists in the Library

National Chemistry Week: Resources

October 19–25, 2003

Earth’s Atmosphere and Beyond!

Composition of the Atmosphere: Electronic Resources: More

Key: E = Elementary (K–5), I = Intermediate (6–8), HS = High School (9–12), C = College, G = General Public

Air Quality Index for Kids, from United States Environmental Protection Agency. (E)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids/
The Air That We Breathe, from University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. (I, HS, G)
URL: http://whyfiles.org/030air_pollution/air1.html
AIRSITE — Atmospheric Chemistry on the Web, from Dept. Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina. (G)
URL: http://airsite.unc.edu/
ATMOS: Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy Experiment, from NASA. (C, G)
URL: http://remus.jpl.nasa.gov/atmos/
Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment, from Manchester Metropolitan University. (G)
URL: http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/
Atmosphere or What Keeps Us Alive, from Mardios Internet Marketing. (G)
URL: http://www.mardiros.net/atmosphere/index.html
Atmosphere Resources Links from WMO Library, from WMO Technical Library. (G)
URL: http://www.wmo.ch/web/arep/lib1/atmo.html
Atmospheric Chemistry, from dmoz open directory project. (G)
URL: http://dmoz.org/Science/Earth_Sciences/Atmospheric_Chemistry/
Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality Glossary, from Chemistry Department of Sam Houston State University. (C)
URL: http://www.shsu.edu/~chemistry/Glossary/glos.html
Atmospheric Chemistry program, from Office of Global Programs. (HS, C)
URL: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/mpe/atmochem/
Atmospheric Chemistry and Solar Radiation, from NASA. (I, G)
URL: http://www.earth.nasa.gov/science/Science_atmosphere.html
Atmospheric Data Sets Online, from David Shultz. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~schultz/data/
Atmospheric Sciences Data Center, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Atmospheric Variables Plotting Page, from NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center. (G)
URL: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/HistData/
Atmospheric Visualization Collection, from National Science Digital Library. (C, G)
URL: http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/index.shtml
Black Carbon Contributes To Droughts And Floods In China, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/blackcarbon_20020822/index.html
British Atmospheric Data Centre, from NERC Centres for Atmospheric Science. (G)
URL: http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/home/
Carbon Flux to the Atmosphere from Land-Use Changes, from CDIAC. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp/ndp050/ndp050.html
Convective Modeling Group, from University of Illinois. (C, G)
URL: http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home.html
Earth’s Atmosphere, from Exploration. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html
Earth Observatory, from NASA. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topics/atmosphere.html
Earth-Sun System Science: Atmospheric Composition, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/earth-sun/science/atmosphere.html
Earth Today: Atmosphere, from Smithsonian. (HS)
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal113/earthtoday/atmo.htm
Earth Today: Our Dynamic Planet, from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. (I, HS)
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal113/earthtoday/dynam.htm
Educational Realms — Useful Internet Sources, from Educational Realms. (E)
URL: http://www.stemworks.org/links.html
ENC: Professional Development, from ENC. (E, I, HS)
URL: http://www.enc.org/professional/timesavers/lessonplans/science/0,1578,1%2DAtmosphere,00.shtm
Environmental Explorers' Club, from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (E, I)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Environmental Indicators, from Annual Energy Review. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/envir.html
EPA – Environmental Educational, from EPA. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/
Exploratorium, from Exploratorium. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Exploratorium — Global Climate Change (Atmosphere), from Exploratorium. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/atmosphere/index.html
For Kids Only — Earth Science Enterprise (Air), from NASA. (E, I)
URL: http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
Global Atmosphere Watch, from General Energy Research Department. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://lac.web.psi.ch/
Globe Program, from NASA. (E, I)
URL: http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Globe Teachers’ Guide Atmosphere Investigation, from NASA. (E, I, HS)
URL: http://archive.globe.gov/tctg/globetg.jsp
Glossary of Atmospheric Terms, from National Science Digital Library. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml
Goes Project Science, from NASA. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/goesproject.html
Guide to the Science of the Atmosphere, from USA Today. (I, HS)
URL: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wworks0.htm
Haloe: Halogen Occultation Experiment, from NASA. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://haloedata.larc.nasa.gov/
Harvard University, Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group, from Harvard University. (C)
URL: http://www-as.harvard.edu/chemistry/trop/
Images and Data from GOES, from NASA. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/
Individual Activities from National Air and Science Museum. from National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. (E, I)
Bernoulli Brain-Teasers
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal109/LESSONS/TEXT/TEASERS.HTM
Full of Hot Air
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal109/LESSONS/TEXT/HOTAIR.HTM
Look Mom, No Wings!
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal109/LESSONS/TEXT/LOOK.HTM
Science in Your Airplane Seat
URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal109/LESSONS/TEXT/SCIENCE.HTM
Institute of Global Environment and Society, from COLA. (E)
URL: http://grads.iges.org/home.html
International Energy-Related Environmental Information, from eia. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/environm.html
Introduction to Physical Geography, from Okanagan University College. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/table.html
ISS EarthKAM , from NASA. (I, HS)
URL: http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/students/resources/index.shtml
Jay Jay Jet Plane Caregiver’s Corner, from KidQuest. (E, I)
URL: http://pbskids.org/jayjay/care.sciencenature.html
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Atmospheric Chemistry, from NASA. (HS, C)
URL: http://remus.jpl.nasa.gov/science.htm
Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research at the GHCC, from NASA. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/
Martindale’s Reference Desk: The Virtual Geo-science Center, from Jim Martindale. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.martindalecenter.com/GradGeoscience.html
METED, from COMET. (C, G)
URL: http://meted.ucar.edu/
Microwave Limb Sounder, from NASA. (C, G)
URL: http://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Laboratory for Atmospheres, from NASA. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/goesproject.html
National Center for Atmospheric Research, from UCAR. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/ncar/
National Council for Science and the Environment, from National Library for the Environment. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.ncseonline.org/
National Environmental Satellite, Data, Information Services, from NOAA Satellites and Information. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
National Library for the Environment, from National Council for Science and the Environment. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from U.S. Department of Commerce. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.noaa.gov/
NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Division, from National Center for Atmospheric Research. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.acd.ucar.edu/
NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Division — Atmospheric Sites, from National Center for Atmospheric Research. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.acd.ucar.edu/links/atmos/index.shtml
NASA’s Visible Earth, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Atmospheric Research, from NOAA Research. (HS, G)
URL: http://www.oar.noaa.gov/atmosphere/atmos_al.html
NOAA Education, from NOAA Education Team. (HS)
URL: http://www.education.noaa.gov/coolsites.html
Nova Online, from Nova. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/escape/skydive.html
NSF Geosciences, from National Science Foundation. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://atm.geo.nsf.gov/
NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences, from National Science Foundation. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.geo.nsf.gov/atm/
Online Guides: Meterology, from University of Illinois. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
Periodic Tables, from Chemistry Coach. (C, G)
URL: http://www.chemistrycoach.com/periodic_tables.htm#Periodic%20Tables
Physics Applets, from University of Oregon. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/
Physics Applets: Ideal Gas Law, from University of Oregon. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Piston/index.html
Project Atmosphere Australia Online, from PAA. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa
Satellite Observations of the Earth’s Environment, from National Academies Press. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.nap.edu/books/030908749X/html/
Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development (SEED), from Schlumberger Limited. (E, I, HS)
URL: http://www.slb.com/seed/
Science Central, from SciCentral. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.scicentral.com/
Science of the Earth-Sun System, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/earth-sun/science/index.html
Standard Atmosphere Computations, from Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://aero.stanford.edu/StdAtm.html
UCAR, from University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. (E, I, HS)
URL: http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/k-12.html
Unidata, from UCAR. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/
University of Alabama in Huntsville: Atmospheric Chemistry, from The University of Alabama in Huntsville. (C)
URL: http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/atmchem/
University of Cambridge. Centre for Atmospheric Science, from Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge. (C)
URL: http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/
University of Rhode Island. Center for Atmospheric Chemistry Studies, from Center for Atmospheric Chemistry Studies at the University of Rhode Island / Graduate School of Oceanography. (C)
URL: http://euros.gso.uri.edu/
Upper Atmosphere Data Support — External Links, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Distributed Active Archive Center. (G)
URL: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/ATM_CHEM/links_print.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Air, from EPA. (I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html
USGS Terra Web for Kids, from First Gov. (E, I, HS)
URL: http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/kids/
Visible Earth — Atmosphere section, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Atmosphere/
Visible Earth — Browse by subject/satellite or sensor/location, from NASA. (G)
URL: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/browse.html
Weather and Climate Resources for Teachers, from National Severe Storms Laboratory. (E, I, HS, C)
URL: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/resources/wxresource.html
Wondernet: Your Science Place in Cyberspace, from American Chemical Society. (E)
URL: http://www.chemcenter.org/portal/a/c/s/1/wondernetdisplay.html?DOC=wondernet\index.html
Wondernet Activities, from American Chemical Society. (E)
URL: http://chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/wondernetdisplay.html?DOC=wondernet\activities\activities.html
World Environment Day, from UNEP. (E, I, HS, C, G)
URL: http://www.unep.org/wed/2003/
WWW Servers with Atmosphere and Climate Data and Information, from NASA. (HS, C, G)
URL: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/pointers/meteo.html
Zeus' Web, from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. (E, I, HS, G)
URL: http://pao.cnmoc.navy.mil/Educate/zeus/index.htm