CHAPTER THREE
THE INTERPLAY OF
WEATHER AND CLIMATE


SECTION ONE


Surface Wind Fields over the Oceans
HTML NASA/EOS Project Science Office
Gif of surface wind field over the ocean. Also, an explanation on how and why surface winds over the ocean move heat poleward.

SECTION TWO


Current Satellite Imagery
HTML University of Utah
Current and archived satellite information is available from many sources. The Department of Meteorology Web server provides visible, infrared, and water vapor imagery routinely.

SSEC Real Time Data
HTML University of Wisconsin-Madison
The best source for many different forms of satellite imagery is the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center. Short video clips of hurricanes and other special weather events are also available.

SECTION THREE


Enviromental Modeling Center
HTML National Weather Service
Monitoring large-scale air motion is done on an operational basis by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction

University of Utah's Model Page
HTML University of Utah
Current numerical weather predictions from NCEP are accessible from the Department of Meteorology's Web server. The focus is centered, for the most part, on the prediction of weather over the western United States; however, sources for prediction of weather over other parts of the country and the world are given.

SECTION FOUR


Meso-Eta Terrain
GIF National Weather Service