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Space Science and Engineering Center

SSEC Collaborators

DOE Atmospheric Radiation Program
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Langley Research Center
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
NSF Office of Polar Programs
UW–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
UW–Madison Department of Physics
UW–Madison Physical Sciences Laboratory
UW–Madison Space Astronomy Laboratory

Science/Technology Web Sites

Weather and Earth Science

Air and Radiation(EPA)
Antarctic Climate
Antarctica’s Islands of Ice (National Geographic)
Arctic Research Consortium of the US
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
Biosphere 2
Bretherton Earth System Science model
Center for Global Change
Climate and Radiation Branch (NASA/GSFC)
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases (EOS)
Climate Data Library
Climate Research and Applications (NCDC)
Cloud Boutique (Plymouth State College)
Data and Information Services Center (NASA)
Destination: Earth (NASA)
Digital Earth (Cornell University)
Disaster Message Service
Distributed Active Archive (Global Topographic Data, EROS Data Center)
Earth Observatory (NASA)
Earth Science (NASA)
Earth Science and Map Library (U.C.–Berkeley)
Earth System Science Online (USRA)
Eclipse Guy
Ehleringer Lab (University of Utah)
El NiÑo—Canadian Perspective
El Niño (NOAA)
El Niño and Climate Prediction (Reports to the Nation)
El Niño/La Niña (Climate Prediction Center)
El Niño/Southern Oscillation(CDC)
El Niño Theme Page (NOAA)
ENSO Glossary
EnviroMapper (EPA)
Estuary Science (NOAA)
Extreme Weather and Climate Events (NCDC)
Famous Volcanoes
Geology (U.C.–Berkeley)
Global Change Master Directory (GSFC)
Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian Institution)
Global Warming Fact Sheet (NASA)
Global Warming Site (EPA)
The History of Cartography
Hurricane Hunters
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones (C.Landsea)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Interplanetary Fall (NASA)
La NiÑa (NOAA)
Met.Office (UK)
Milwaukee Area Skywarn Association
Montreal Weather Center
National Climatic Data Center (NOAA)
National Hurricane Center (NWS Tropical Prediction Center)
National Ice Center
National Mapping Information (USGS)
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA)
National Weather Service (Milwaukee/Sullivan Office)
Nonhydrostatic Modeling System (G.Tripoli, UW–Madison/AOS)
Ocean Color Data & Resources
Ocean Planet (Smithsonian)
Oceanweather Inc. (commercial)
Ozone and Water Vapor (NOAA)
The Ozone We Breathe (NASA)
Radiative Transfer (CIMSS Online course)
Rainbows
Real Climate
Real-Time Satellite Data Animations (Colorado State University, CIRA/RAMM)
Real-Time Weather Data (NCAR/RAP)
Resources: El Niño and La Niña (USA Today Weather)
Science at NASA
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (NOAA Optimum Interpolation)
Sea Surface Temperature Sources (JPL Physical Oceanography)
Sea Surface Temperatures—AVHRR
SeaWiFS
Solstice
Spaceflight Meteorology Group (NWS/Johnson Space Center)
Storm Prediction Center (NWS)
The TAO of El Niño
Temperatures, Daily Global Average (interactive)
Terra Web (USGS)
Tracking El NiÑo (NOVA)
Tropical Meteorology Project (Colorado State University)
Tsunami Warning Center (West Coast & Alaska)
USA Today's Weather Forecasts and News
United States Geological Survey
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Virginia Marine Science Museum
Virtual Geography Department (U.Colorado, Boulder)
Volcano Information (University of Alaska)
Water Resources of the United States (USGS)
Weather Channel
Weather Guesser (many links to weather everywhere)
Weather Now (ESA)
Weather or Not
Weather Sites (U.Michigan)
Weather Symbols
Wisconsin State Cartographer
Wisconsin State Climatology Office
WW2010 (U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
WxWise (UW–Madison)
Wyoming Weather Web

The Media

Useful Sites

Women in Science and Technology

Science/Technology Agencies
not comprehensive

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
American Institute of Physics
American Meteorological Society
Australia Bureau of Meteorology
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Climate Diagnostics Center (NOAA)
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (UW–Madison)
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CSU)
Environmental Verification and Analysis Center (U.Oklahoma)
Environment Canada
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
European Space Agency
Forecast Systems Laboratory (NOAA, Colorado)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA, Princeton)
Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Institute for Advanced Concepts (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Lab (NASA, Cal-Tech)
Jo hnson Space Center (NASA)
Kennedy Space Center (NASA)
Lewis Research Center(NASA)
Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA)
Midwestern Climate Center (NOAA)
NASA Headquarters
NASA Sciences and Exploration Directorate (Goddard Space Flight Center)
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
National Climatic Data Center (NOAA)
National Geophysical Data Center
National Hurricane Center (NOAA Tropical Prediction Center)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Science Board
National Science Foundation
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA)
National Weather Service (NOAA)
National Weather Service—Milwaukee/Sullivan
NOAA Public and Constituent Affairs
NOAA West Network
Satellite and Information Services (NOAA)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Space Telescope Science Institute
Unidata
Union of Concerned Scientists
Universities Space Research Association
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy
World Meteorological Organization

Satellites and Imagery
explanations and examples

Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (NASA)
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (Colorado State University)
Alaska Satellite Images
Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ESA)
Astronomy Graphics & Digital Photographs
Atmospheric Sciences Data Center (NASA Langley Research Center)
Atlantic Hurricane Track Maps & Images
Boeing Satellite Systems
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
Destination: Earth (NASA)
Distributed Active Archive Centers (NASA GSFC)
Distributed Active Archive Center Alliance (NASA)
Earth and Moon Viewer
Earth Observatory: Data and Images (NASA)
Earth Observatory: Dataset Holdings (NASA)
Earth Observing System (NASA)
Earth Photo (commercial, aerial photos)
Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center (USGS)
Earth Today (Smithsonian Air and Space Museum)
Earth Viewer: Expert Request
EOS Data (NASA, Earth Science Mission Profile)
EUMETSAT Data, Products and Services
Eyes in the Skies
Geostationary and Polar Orbiting Satellites (NOAA NESDIS)
Geostationary Satellite Server (NOAA)
Global Precipitation Analysis (NASA GSFC) link currently unavailable...
GOES FAQ
GOES Sounders FAQ
Historical Significant Events Imagery (NOAA NCDC)
HRPT Systems (commercial, receiving satellite data at home)
Imagery Products (Space Imaging Corp.)
Intellicast Weather
Ionia Imagery Browser (ESA)
Landsat 7
Landsat Gateway
MODIS Atmosphere Team
MODIS Data Calibration
MODIS—Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Monthly global montage movies
NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
NOAAServer—Access to Data
NOAASIS Satellite & Direct Readout Information
Observation Deck (NASA)
Quicklook Swath Browser (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)
Real-time Weather Data (UCAR))
Satellite Images (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Satellite Images (BUBL LINK)
Satellite Operations (NOAA/NESDIS)
Satellite Overpass Predictor (NASA Earth Observatory)
SeaSpace Corporation (commercial)
Significant Event Imagery (NOAA)
Simple Satellite Science (Franklin Institute)
Sovinformsputnik
Space Imaging
Space Imaging Gallery
Space Pix—Weather Satellites
Space Radar Images of Earth (JPL)
Spot Satellite (in French)
Terra Fly
Terra (NASA EOS)
Terraserver
Today’s Weather Wherever You Are (Penn State)
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA GSFC)
Visible Earth (NASA)
Weather Satellite Images (USA Today)
Weather Satellite Sites
What Are Weather Satellites?
WorldSat (commercial)

For Kids, Teachers, Lifelong Learners

Abrams Planetarium Skywatcher’s Diary
Amazing Space
Antarctic Education
ARM Education Center
Ask Dr. Universe
Build Models of JPL Spacecraft (NASA)
Classroom Antarctica
Classroom of the Future (NASA)
Congresswoman Baldwin’s Kids’ Page
Contrails (Washington Post)
Destination Earth (NASA)
Digital Library for Earth System Education
EarthNet
Educational Links (NASA EOS)
Earth Storm (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)
EEK! (Wisconsin DNR)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
eNature.com
EO Experiments: Mission: Biomes
Experience a Virtual Earthquake (NWS Scroll down in the page)
Exploratorium
Franklin Institute Hot List
Galileo—Online from Jupiter 1997
GLOBE
History Matters
History of Mathematics
How to Make a Weather Satellite (NASA)
How the Weather Works
Hubble Heritage Project
Imagination Place
Junk Science
Last Word Science Q&A (NewScientist)
Links for Kids (NWS)
Math Forum (Drexel University)
Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard)
NASA Connect
NASA Quest
NASA Kids’ Club
Neptune’s Web (U.S. Navy)
Ocean Planet: Education (Smithsonian)
Oil Spills (NOAA)
Ontario Science Centre
PCs in Space
Planet Slayer - Adventures of Greena
Practical Uses of Math and Science
Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life
Robin Whirlybird on her Rotocraft Adventures (NASA)
Science Education Gateway(SEGway)
Science News for Kids
Science Shack (BBC)
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Space Place (NASA)
Space Toys
Students’ Classroom (NCES)
Theater of Electricity
The Lab (ABC Australia)
Twister: The Tornado Story (Why Files)
U.S. Government Kids’ Sites
USGS and Science Education
Virtual Skies (NASA)
Water Science for Schools (USGS)
Web Weather for Kids (UCAR)
What Is a Satellite? (Boeing)

Useful SSEC Sites

Stories About SSEC

High Speed Photometer
The Icebergs Breaketh
Images archived at UW science center ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Journey to Antarctica (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Know snow (Why Files)
Meteorologists keep eye on Antarctic weather (Wisconsin Week)
Neptune’s Stormy Disposition (NASA—PRC98-34)
On the Shoulders of Giants—Verner Suomi (Earth Observatory)
Science Team Places Sensors on Enormous Iceberg (NSF/OLPA)
Scientists monitor giant iceberg (BBC)
SGI Technology Powers Leading Weather and Climate Research Centers

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