GLOBAL AND REGIONAL

CLIMATOLOGY COURSE

GC/GEOG 431/531

The University of Arizona

Course Instructors: Katherine K. Hirschboeck & Malcolm K. Hughes

Welcome to your course home page!

As the semester progresses, this page will continue to evolve (with your participation!) It contains all sorts of useful information about the course, global weather and climate, and the climatology of specific regions worldwide, as well as links to many other useful sites on the World Wide Web.

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

What's New <== Check this each time you visit the page to see if any new class infomation has been added.
Course Description & Instructor Information
Class Schedule & Relevant Dates

CLASS ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 - GLOBAL CLIMATE IMAGES -- January 18th
Activity 2 - OBSERVATIONS & MODELLED OUTPUT OF THE GLOBAL PATTERNS OF THE CLIMATIC ELEMENTS -- February 8th

CLIMATE LINKS -- INFORMATION, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, & DATA CENTERS

Brief descriptions of the links are provided by students in the GC/GEOG 431/531 class (with minor editing).

Climate Prediction Center (CPC)
Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia
Earth Observing System Home Page
Global Change Master Directory
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) See the new 1995 Report -- Just out!
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
NCAR Data Support Section
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
National Geophysical Data Center
Regional Climate Centers Links to each of the Regional Climate Centers in the United States.
Royal Meteorological Society
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

LINKS TO WEATHER MONITORING SITES & ASSORTED EARTH IMAGES

The Daily Planet: Contains "The Weather Visualizer" with links to current maps, satellite images, and more. From the University of Illinois's Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
"EARTHCAST": Easy access to current weather maps and all sorts of other fascinating Earth images and information. From the University of Maryland's Department of Meteorology.
The NOAA Weather Page: One of the best! Contains an extremely comprehensive list of links to other weather-related WWW sites and servers, including connections to many international weather monitoring sites.
Regional Climate Monitoring: Contains mapped data products, that are updated every Monday, for a selection of countries and regions throughout the world. From the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediciton (NCEP).

"PAST CLIMATE" LINKS -- INFORMATION, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, & DATA CENTERS

Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR)
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
PAGES (Past Global Changes) Program