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Introduction to Meteorological Inquiry

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Cloud Types
Page gives good photos of the four basic cloud types.
( http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml )
Fronts
Diagrams of different types of weather fronts. Click on the names of the different types of fronts and a good diagram pops up.
( http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/frnts/home.rxml )
Atmospheric Pressure
Follow the arrow at the bottom of the page to get more information about how air pressure changes with altitude.
( http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/prs/def.rxml )
More Basic Cloud Formations

( http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5385/meteorology_clouds.html )
Wind Anemometers
Click on the headings under wind speed to see good pictures of different kinds of anemometers.
( http://www.comptus.com/weather.html )
Cloud Type Photos
Click on the cloud type you want to learn more about.
( http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html )
Different Weather Instruments
Click on the left side to see examples of different kinds of weather instruments available. This is a commercial site that has good pictures and gives you an idea of what good instruments cost.
( http://www.scientificsales.com/constat.htm )
Simple Weather Observation Techniques

( http://australiasevereweather.com/techniques/simple/intro.htm )
The Beaufort Wind Scale

( http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/webpage/beaufort )
Weather Instrument Shelter

( http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/rah/education/edu2.html )
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

( http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/trmm/index.html )
High and Low Pressure Systems, Frontal Weather

( http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/6104/atmopres.html )
Earth's Atmosphere

( http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html )
Synoptic-scale Patterns

( http://www.faa.gov/ats/mmvafss/CLIMATE2.htm )
Subsidence Inversions

( http://www.maybeck.com/inversions/index.shtml )
WW2010 - The Online Guides

( http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml )
Models

( http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/model/daily/daily.html )