Directory of Atmospheric Physics Resources

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Atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth's atmosphere and the atmospheres of other planets using fluid flow equations, chemical models, radiation balancing and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere.

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• Meteorology
• Research Groups and Centers

Resources in This Category

• 1976 Standard Atmosphere Calculator

  http://www.digitaldutch.com/atmoscalc/index.htm
  The online 1976 standard atmosphere calculator computes atmospheric properties like density, temperature, pressure and speed of sound up to 86 kilometers altitude. Graphics and a table generator are included.

• Andrew Russell

  http://www.andrewrussell.co.uk/
  Personal page describing Dr. Russell's work on thunderstorm development through projects like CSIP and COPS, and Southern Hemispheric atmospheric circulation signals in Antarctic ice cores.

• Atmospheric Optics

  http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
  Photo visual spectacles produced by light playing on water drops, dust and ice crystals in the atmosphere. Explanations applying atmospheric physics, images and downloadable freeware to simulate them.

• Auroras: Paintings in the Sky

  http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/
  What are auroras? What makes them happen? What do they look like? Where can you see them? Photos and QuickTime movies of the northern lights, and Realaudio interviews with NASA scientists.

• Diana William Bou Karam

  http://www.drboukaram.net/
  Personal page of Dr Karam where she describes her research into the effect of dust in the atmosphere. A long term mesoscale observation-modeling approach is used to analyze the radiative impact.

• How do the Dynamics of the Troposphere Affect the Chemistry of the Stratosphere?

  http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/kodyacs/Schlussbericht-2004-WP2_engl.pdf
  Study examining the effects of tropospheric dynamics and the changes that occur due to different concentrations of greenhouse gases.

• ICARE: Cloud-Aerosol-Water-Radiation Interactions

  http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr/
  Project to provide various services to support the research community in fields related to atmospheric research, such as aerosols, clouds, radiation and the water cycle and their interactions.

• Kulgun.net- Atmospheric Optics

  http://optics.kulgun.net/
  Explanations of atmospheric optical phenomena occurring in photos in Kulgun, Australia and South Pole station in Antarctica.

• Liquid Nitrogen Simulation of Aurora Borealis

  http://www.allanstime.com/UnifiedFieldTheory/Aurora/
  Unified Field Theory explains Auroras Borealis and Australis and suggests an experimental simulation using an iron core container with electric coil wrapping and electron gun.

• LPVEx

  http://lpvex.atmos.colostate.edu/
  The Light Precipitation Validation Experiment is an international field experiment to evaluate and improve satellite-based precipitation estimates at high latitudes.

• NASA CERES Ocean Validation Experiment

  http://cove.larc.nasa.gov/
  The CERES Ocean Validation Experiment (COVE) provides continuous radiation measurements at the Chesapeake Lighthouse for validation of The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) and other satellite products associated with NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS).

• Natural Radio Listening: Streaming Audio

  http://www.ab9il.net/vlf/vlf1.html
  Provides information on natural radio signals in the very low frequency range, how to observe dynamic spectrum, and where to find online sources of streaming audio available on the internet.

• NCAR CEDAR

  http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/
  An online database of upper atmosphere, weather, and model data.

• Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System

  http://osirus.usask.ca/
  OSIRIS data, presentations and system status from the atmospheric research group at the Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies.

• Riometers for Measuring High Latitude Ionospheric Absorption

  http://www.lajollasciences.com/
  Current riometer instruments in production and choices in selecting an instrument for various research projects.

• Secrets of the Polar Aurora

  http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/aurora.htm
  Overview of the polar aurora, by a scientist; illustrated, with history and relevant physics.

• SID Monitoring Station A118

  http://sidstation.loudet.org/
  Sudden ionospheric disturbances resulting from solar flares being measured at a station in France. Includes real time data and station descriptions.

• Space Weather Resources

  http://space.rice.edu/ISTP/
  Very large, categorized collection of links related to the interaction of solar wind and the magnetosphere.

• Spectral Calculator

  http://www.spectralcalc.com/
  Provides line-by-line simulation of high resolution infrared atmospheric gas spectra. Supporting this are the blackbody calculator, atmosphere constituent browser and the sun position calculator.

• The Community Coordinated Modeling Center

  http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  Provides the space weather research community with model runs on request, visualization and analysis tools, validation and metrics information, and experimental real-time model runs and coupled model runs.

• UV Radiation, Ozone and Aerosols

  http://mananton.blogspot.com/
  Personal blog of Dr. Manuel Anton in which he discusses news, conferences and articles about ultraviolet radiation and ozone.

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