Golden Gate Weather Services - WEATHER 101

WEATHER 101
(A Resource for Teachers & Students)

GLOSSARIES
&
TERMINOLOGY

TUTORIALS
&
FAQs

CONVERSIONS
&
CALCULATORS

MISCELLANEOUS
WEATHER
RESOURCES

Glossaries | Tutorials | Conversions | Lessons | Maps | Miscellaneous | Do-It-Yourself Forecast Guide

GLOSSARIES & TERMINOLOGY

Golden Gate Weather Services Weather Glossary
Oklahoma Climate Survey Weather Glossary

NWS San Francisco Weather Glossary
NWS Operations Manual

CONVERSIONS & CALCULATORS

CALCULATORS
Golden Gate Weather Services Wx Calculator Megaconverter 2 Washington Post Weather Calculations	USA Today Weather Calculations Page Weather Conversions Spreadsheet

CONVERSION TABLES
Temperature - Celsius to Fahrenheit Temperature - Fahrenheit to Celsius Pressure - Inches to Millibars Pressure - Millibars to Inches Wind - MPH to Knots Winds - Knots to MPH	Wind Chill Temperature Chart Heat Index Chart Standard Atmosphere Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale (F-Scale) Enhanced Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale (EF-Scale) Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Beaufort Wind Force Scale

MAPS & CHARTS

NWS Forecast Offices
NWS Forecast Zones and Warning Areas
Current NCEP Weather Charts

Interpreting Surface Observation Symbols
METAR Decoding
Federal Meteorological Handbook (FMH-1)

TUTORIALS & FAQs

Weather Basics
Forces and Wind
About Temperatures
Air Masses and Fronts
Mid Latitude Cyclones
Hydrologic Cycle

Clouds
Clouds and Precipitation
Cloud Boutique

Storms
Severe Storms
Hurricanes
Tornadoes

Remote Sensing
Radar
Satellite
SFSU Satellite

Forecasting & Weather Maps
Weather Forecasting
UTC Conversions
Temperature Conversions
Surface Observations
Upper Air Observations

Light & Optics
Light and Optics
About Rainbows
Atmospheric Optics

Miscellaneous
El Nino
PMEL El Nino Primer
CPC El Nino/La Nina
Madden-Julian Oscillation- MJO FAQ

Weather Q&As
The Weather Corner
Weather Doctor
About.com Weather Page

LESSON PLANS, PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

National Science Education Standards
California Science Framework
Oklahoma Climate Service Weather Series
NSSL Coloring Book Series
Resource Listing for Weather and Climate Instruction
AMS Datastreme Project

Digital Library of Earth Science Education
Classroom Activities
Student Projects
"Bad" Meteorology Lessons
Frank Potter's Science GEMS

MISCELLANEOUS WEATHER RESOURCES

WEATHER CAREERS & ORGANIZATIONS	CLIMATE INFORMATION
Bay Area Education and Careers in Meteorology Career Guide in the Atmospheric Sciences Challenges in Meteorology AMS Curricula 2000 American Meteorological Organization National Weather Association World Meteorological Organization	Comparative Climate Data for 300 US Cities Extreme Weather Events National Climatic Data Center USNO Sun/Moon Rise/Set Data Worldwide Tide Predictor Meteorologist's W eather Links Golden Gate Weather Services' Weather Links

Do-It-Yourself Weather Forecast Guide

	BASIC	ADVANCED
Current Conditions	Latest Bay Area Hourly Weather data Bay Area Wind Map National Weather Map	Weather Stations Map Satellite - Visible, Infrared, N Pacific Infrared, National Radar - San Francisco, National Profilers
Forecast Data	Day 1-2 Maps Day 3-7 Maps 6-10 Day Temperature, Rain Rainfall Maps	San Jose State Model Page, NCEP Loops CANSAC Model Page Model Output Statistics Local Technical Discussion (other Calif)
Forecasts & Warnings	California Graphical National Graphical	California Text Forecasts IPS Meteostar Weather Underground

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