- 1998 Hurricane Season Wrap-Up
- CLASS: Comprehensive Array-data Stweardship System
- GOES: Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite
- Great Globe Gallery
- Microsoft Terraserver
- NASA Earth Observatory
- NASA SeaWIFS Project
- National Atlas of the United States
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeology
- Sea Surface Temperature Satellite Image Archive
- SkyView Virtual Observatory
- Terra: The EOS Flagship
- Tour Canada from Space
- Volcano Watch Satellite Images
- WeatherNet
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- 1998 Hurricane Season Wrap-Up
- Information about hurricanes of the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in 1998, with satellite images of Hurricanes Georges, Bonnie, Ivan, Jeanne and Karl. Wind speeds and death tolls are given for tropical storms and hurricanes throughout the year.
Author: US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: hurricanes
DeweyClass: 551.552
- CLASS: Comprehensive Array-data Stweardship System
- An electronic library of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration) environmental data. It provides capabilities for finding and obtaining NOAA and US Department of Defense (DoD) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) data, NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data, and derived data.
Author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subjects: meteorology, satellites
DeweyClass: 551.5
- GOES: Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite
- Collection of satellite pictures and movies of recent major events such as hurricanes and volcanoes.
Author: NASA
Subjects: hurricanes, satellites, volcanoes
DeweyClass: 551.6
- Great Globe Gallery
- Extensive collection of different views of the Earth with maps, globes, satellite images, artistic visions, and more, also includes time zones.
Author: Zwolinski, Zbigniew
Subjects: earth observation
DeweyClass: 910.02
- Microsoft Terraserver
- Repository of aerial photographs and satellite images of the earth which can be viewed online.
Author: Microsoft Corporation
Subjects: earth observation
DeweyClass: 910.02
- NASA Earth Observatory
- Monitors regional and global changes on Earth and explores the causes and effects of climactic and environmental change through the use of satellite data. Includes sections on climate and biosphere monitoring, earth science, tropical cyclone and hurricane research, and an Observation Deck featuring a data chart showing all environmental measurements displayed by the Earth Observatory. Each section contains an illustrated summary of related research with links to further information and colour satellite images.
Author: NASA
Subjects: climatology, earth observation, earth science research, geophysics
DeweyClass: 525
- NASA SeaWIFS Project
- The Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor Project aims to understand the earth's behaviour and evolution by looking at it from space, and to gather quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical properties. Colour satellite images of plankton blooms, chlorophyll concentrations, coral reefs, and hurricanes are available, as well as technical reports and a teacher's section.
Author: Feldman, Gene Carl, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Subjects: coral reefs, earth observation, hurricanes, oceanographic data, plankton
DeweyClass: 551.1
- National Atlas of the United States
- Interactive maps of the United States, allowing the user to roam across Amerca and zoom in on selected areas.
Author: United States Geological Survey
Subjects: maps of the united states
DeweyClass: 912.73
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Data and images on snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth's system, such as the Global Annual Freezing and Thawing Indices. Includes topics such as glaciers, hydrology, ice cores, icebergs, ocean, remote sensing data, satellite imagery and sea ice, and a searchable data catalogue which can also be browsed by title and subject.
Author: National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado
Subjects: climatology, hydrology
DeweyClass: 551.5784
- Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeology
- Satellite images of archaeological features from around the world accompanied by a collection of software resources and a bibliography of works relating to the application of satellite remote sensing to archaeology.
Author: Fowler, Martin, J. F.
Subjects: world archaeology
DeweyClass: 930
- Sea Surface Temperature Satellite Image Archive
- Archive of sea surface temperature satellite images processed by Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data from NOAA satellites. The images depict sea surface temperature.
Author: University of Rhode Island
Subjects: oceanography research
DeweyClass: 551.4
- SkyView Virtual Observatory
- Collection of images of specific portions of the night sky, searchable by coordinates, scale, and orientation via non-astronomer, basic, advanced, and Java interfaces. Incorporates a dictionary for those with minimul knowledge of astronomy.
Author: NASA
Subjects: astronomy research, space observation
DeweyClass: 522
- Terra: The EOS Flagship
- Daily image reports from Terra, a NASA satellite launched to investigate interrelationships in the Earth system between land, ocean, atmosphere, and life. Data gathered will enable future climate changes to be predicted, allowing us to prepare effectively for the future.
Author: NASA
Subjects: earth observation
DeweyClass: 525
- Tour Canada from Space
- Collection of satellite images depicting Canadian locations as seen from space. Each entry is accompanied by information about corresponding maps and tutorial sections to aid interpretation of images shown. Areas covered include Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.
Author: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Subjects: canadian geography, remote sensing
DeweyClass: 525
- Volcano Watch Satellite Images
- Satellite images of the world's ten most active volcanoes including Shishaldin, Etna, Popocatepetl and Guagua Pichincha. The latest images are updated every half hour and a Java animation feature splices together the last four images to show a simulation over a two-hour period.
Author: University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center
Subjects: volcanoes
DeweyClass: 551.21
- WeatherNet
- A comprehensive source of weather data, with access to thousands of forecasts, images, and an extensive collection of weather links.
Author: University of Michigan
Subjects: weather
DeweyClass: 551.6
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